Everest in the Alps: A Decade of Impact and Achievement
From the Alps to the Lab: How Everest in the Alps is Changing the Future for Children with Brain Tumours The Problem Ten years ago, very little research was being carried out into low-grade paediatric brain tumours – despite brain tumours being the single biggest cancer killer of ...
Everest in the Alps: A Guide’s Perspective
Through the Eyes of a Guide: Life on Everest in the Alps. When you meet one of our mountain guides, you realise quickly that Everest in the Alps isn’t just about skinning uphill – it’s about discovering what drives you. We spoke with one of our lead guides, Paul Spackman, ...
A Personal Climb, A Global Cause
Martin and Katie’s Journey with Everest in the Alps From personal struggle to global impact: how one family’s journey with Everest in the Alps is funding world-class brain tumour research and inspiring collaboration across continents. How it all began When their son Alex was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour, ...
Your Guide to High-Impact Fundraising
Your Guide to High-Impact Fundraising Raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for The Brain Tumour Charity is no small feat – but it’s achievable with focus, planning and purpose. Every Everest in the Alps team that has gone before you has proven it. Their secret? Treat fundraising with the same ...
Everest in the Alps 2025 – What a week!
The Woodman Ascent In March of last year, John was looking forward to an active and adventurous retirement, dreaming of sailing the high seas with his wife, Jenny, and catching up with family and friends along the way. But those plans were abruptly derailed when a sudden seizure led ...
A Mountain of Impact
Introducing the EiA Impact Report The toughest four days on skis fundraising for life changing causes. That’s EIA in a nutshell. What’s trickier to summarise is the huge impact this event has on the lives of other people. Luckily, impact agency Benesys have done it for us. The Everest ...
Supplements to fuel endurance challenges
DR.VEGAN® X EVEREST IN THE ALPS Nutrition is vital to provide your mind and body with what it needs to endure intense exertion activities. That’s why we were so glad when DR.VEGAN® partnered with us for the Everest in the Alps challenge. DR.VEGAN’s range of clean supplements are formulated by ...
EiA 2023 – The Diary
BY LORNA ROBERTSON TIMMIS With sincere thanks to all those who make Everest in the Alps possible, Rob and Tania Ritchie, Anna Rae Dowling, Aysha Folland, Tom Bodkin and all at Secret Compass-as well as all the guides and masseurs who took away some of the pain. Lastly and most ...
Launching the EiA Debit Card from Currensea
An easier way to donate to a cause you care about Powered by Currensea and MasterCard We’re so excited to announce the launch of the EIA debit card – and keen to tell you all about the rewards it can reap, particularly when travelling abroad: Free to apply and better FX ...
Scientists join forces to transform treatments for childhood brain tumours
By the Brain Tumour Charity Experts at The Everest Centre are delivering a cutting-edge program of scientific research to develop pioneering new treatments for children diagnosed with low-grade brain tumours, following major new funding from The Brain Tumour Charity. We are excited to announce we will be funding a further ...
Meet the team members: Simon Corben and Nick Heath
Who are you? SC: Simon Corben. 51 year old father of three – 2 girls, 1 boy (who’s a great mate of Toby) and husband of Tiggy who did it in 2018! – We live in Hampshire and I work for the NHS. NH: Nick Heath. 51-year-old father of three ...
Meet the Team Member: Monica Khanna
Who are you? My name is Monica Khanna, I am a last-minute addition to the team Team Helios following an invite from Nishani (long term friend from school and medical school). I am mother to two teenagers (aged 18 and 16), wife to an orthopaedic orophile and work as a ...
