Meet the Team: Team Syren
One team. One mission. A challenge with deep, enduring meaning. Team Syren return to Everest in the Alps this year with an even greater purpose. What began in 2024 as a mission driven by hope for Alex Bernard-Bell has become a legacy. Alex passed away in January 2025 at the ...
Meet the Team: Summit Saints
Seven friends. One mountain. One mission. For the Summit Saints, Everest in the Alps isn’t just a physical challenge. It’s a story that spans decades – rooted in university friendships, strengthened through family bonds, and driven by a shared commitment to changing outcomes for children diagnosed with brain tumours. Many ...
Train Like a Summit Hero: Months 3 & 4
Building endurance power for Everest in the Alps Whether you’ve been training from the start or you’re joining the challenge now, this phase is where your preparation becomes powerful. Months 3 and 4 are where your training starts to feel a lot more like the challenge itself. Unlike Months ...
Your Guide to High-Impact Fundraising
Raising thousands of pounds for The Brain Tumour Charity is achievable – with focus, planning, and strategy. Every Everest in the Alps team before you has proven it. Their secret? Treat fundraising with the same structure and determination as training for the mountain itself. This guide brings together what works ...
Everest in the Alps: Endurance in Action, Impact in Motion
Building momentum, measuring change – and climbing together in 2026 Every climb tells a story. In the Alps, each metre tested endurance – but it’s what happens after the ascent that defines true impact. Since 2015, Everest in the Alps (EiA) has grown from a personal mission into a global ...
Train Like a Summit Hero: Months 1 & 2
Building your base for Everest in the Alps Every summit starts with a base – and your Everest in the Alps journey begins the moment you sign up. Training for EiA takes up to six months, designed to build you from solid foundations through to peak endurance. The first ...
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 Mountain Leader’s Perspective
Through the Eyes of a Mountain Leader: Life on Everest in the Alps. When you meet one of our Mountain Leaders, 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 leaders, 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, ...
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 ...
