About the Expedition

Business People with Altitude!

In 2007 a small group of London Business School students, alumni and friends will team up to climb to the top of the world.

In a world where most are consumed by endless commitments and routine, dreams often take a back seat. As successful businessmen, women and full-time MBA students, our team believes that we can effectively leverage our climbing and expedition experiences as well as team solidarity to prove that you can successfully marry business careers and outdoor passion to achieve something remarkable in aid of the Prince's Trust.

Mount Everest

Height: 8,850m (29,035ft)
First climbed: 28 May 1953
Successful
ascents: 2,500 (approx)

The London Business School Team is planning to undertake the gruelling 72-day assault on Everest's South Face in May of 2007. In doing so, they aim to put climbers from Egypt (first Egyptian), Wales (first Welsh woman and youngest British female), South Africa, and the UK on the roof of the world.

Justin Roberts

A rigorous training regime is in place under the careful supervision of Dr. Justin Roberts a leading expert in applied nutrition and physiology, as well as psychological preparation, specialising in extreme expedition and ultra-endurance events.

The team have undertaken a number of training and build up climbs in the run up to Everest, including Cho Oyu (8,201m), the sixth highest mountain in the world and Denali (6,194m), highest mountain in the North America