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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, ...

21/10/2025

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, ...

15/10/2025

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Who takes on the challenge of a lifetime… twice?!?

Here we catch up with Jeremy Hunter, one of the few to have completed this monumental ascent… twice! Completing this challenge twice is a major accomplishment! Starting at the beginning, what initially led you to take on the challenge? I have known the Ritchie Family for a long time and ...

02/10/2018

How to find your peak fitness

By Becky Scott – RS Performance Training.   During 2017/18 I was fortunate to work with teams taking part in the 2018 Everest in the Alps challenge. We had big team gatherings in London to discuss to different training plans whilst I worked closely with Toby’s team training a couple ...

28/09/2018

Stepping into the unknown

A conversation with one of the original EIA team members. In 2015, a team of 14 set off on our first Everest in the Alps challenge: to ascend 8,848 metres – the height of Everest – on skis, over four days in the Alps. It was the ultimate ski touring ...

11/09/2018