Video of the week
A student aiming for the top.
Friday 08 April 2011
Geordie Stewart, a 21 year old student from the University of St Andrews is heading for the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to become the youngest Briton to conquer the highest mountain on every continent.
Supported by the University’s 600th Anniversary Fund, Geordie hopes to reach the summit between 15 and 30 May.
This will be Geordie’s second attempt. Last year he had been poised to conquer the 8,848 meter mountain but had to turn back less than 120 meters from the summit in order to assist his Sherpa guide and two team-mates who were suffering severe altitude sickness.
Follow Geordie’s progress on his blog at: www.geordiestewart.com/blog