http://www.everest2007.net/blog London Business School Rock & Mountain Club Everest Expedition News Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:30:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You simply must attend Explore if you are planning an overseas expedition. Explore is the place to find inspiration, contacts and practical advice for successful expeditions or research projects. Lectures, workshops and exhibits cover planning projects in variety of environments and research disciplines. I'll be there, sharing my experiences in ... http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/11/19/explore-expedition-planning-weekend-2425th-nov-07/ I am delighted to announce that the winner of the Base Camp Club Prize Draw is Kurt Chen. Kurt was an MBA student at London Business School with Ben and Omar. He is now living in Taiwan. Congratulations Kurt, and thanks again to Mountain Hardwear for sponsoring this wonderful prize, a ... http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/08/15/base-camp-club-prize-draw-winner/ During a recent visit to her family home in Pembrokeshire Tori was invited to two receptions; one hosted by Pembrokeshire County Council and the other by Haverfordwest Mayor's Office. Tori received the first ever High Sheriff's Award presented in the UK to mark her outstanding achievements and was also made ... http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/08/15/high-sheriffs-award-guiding-ambassador/ Following her success on Everest Tori has been appointed an ambassador for the national ‘Girls! Make Your Mark’ campaign. Girls! Make Your Mark encourages more young women to have ideas and make them happen – either through running their own business or social enterprise or by making an idea happen ... http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/08/15/girls-make-your-mark/ Here are some links to videos which we have uploaded onto YouTube: Training Cho Oyu Expedition Everest Icefall Everest compendium (created by Tom Stephens) http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/07/24/videos-on-you-tube/ It was a lovely day, the sun shone despite days of rain beforehand, and Ben and Omar breathed a huge sigh of relief that not only had they managed to climb Everest, but get their MBAs too. Congratulations. http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/07/11/ben-omar-graduate/ On Sunday 24th June, at 1430, Tori & Ben will be speaking at the Cardiff Outdoor Action Show. The event will be taking place in Cardiff Bay and more information can be found at http://www.cardiff-festival.com/coas_e1.htm. Come along and hear about their experiences, see some of their video footage and get the ... http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/06/22/outdoor-action-show-cardiff-sunday-24th-june-2007/ Having only arrived into Gatwick at 7am yesterday morning, Tori made her way to Cardiff where she then attended a dinner at the Wales Millennium Centre, hosted by Cardiff Business Club in aid of the Prince's Trust Cymru. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall ... http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/06/06/tori-meets-hrh-prince-of-wales/ Ben and Tori arrived at Gatwick airport on Tuesday morning and are safely back with their families and starting to recover. http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/06/05/ben-tori-arrive-home/ Omar is now so famous for being the first Egyptian to summit Everest that he has made page 3 of the Himalayan Times in Katmandu: 'Nepal-Egypt ties hailed' 'The Embassy of Nepal in Cairo yesterday organised a reception to celebrate the golden jubilee of establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Egypt ... http://www.everest2007.net/blog/2007/06/02/omar-makes-the-himalayan-times-in-katmandu/