Meet the team members: Simon Corben and Nick Heath
Who are you? SC: Simon Corben. 51 year old father of three – 2 girls, 1 boy (who’s a great mate of Toby) and husband of Tiggy who did it in 2018! – We live in Hampshire and I work for the NHS. NH: Nick Heath. 51-year-old father of three ...
Meet the Team Member: Monica Khanna
Who are you? My name is Monica Khanna, I am a last-minute addition to the team Team Helios following an invite from Nishani (long term friend from school and medical school). I am mother to two teenagers (aged 18 and 16), wife to an orthopaedic orophile and work as a ...
How to stay fuelled and hydrated during a winter endurance challenge
Eating and drinking properly will be crucial if you want to perform at your best during any winter endurance challenge like Everest In The Alps, so our friends at Precision Fuel & Hydration have put together some advice to help you start and stay properly hydrated and fuelled during the ...
Meet the team: Adventure 4 Dementia
Who are you? Jonathan Gomer: Angus Simon Joff Ham and I are all ex colleagues who after the sale of the business we worked for, chose to take some time out and do other things. Ian is a friend of Simon’s who was fool hardy enough to join us! What’s ...
Everest in the Alps / Everest in the Lakes – which is harder?!
We have the perfect person to answer this question that we often get asked. Aisling Bowman tackled both challenges within three months of each other earlier this year and this is what she had to say: Had you ever done anything like these two crazy challenges before? No, never. Which ...
Meet the Team: Helios
Meet the Team Helios: Welcome back to 2019 team member Lorna Robertson Timmis! This time she is bringing two of her cousins and a good friend… We’re expecting big things! Who are you? G: My name is Gordon Rainey, but most people I care about on Earth call me G. ...
Meet the team: Tractors and Tracks
Who are you? Richard: Richard Barclay, a highland deer farmer with a passion for the alps and all things skiing. David: David Henderson from Edinburgh. Calum: Calum Mcdiarmid, a farmer from Aberfeldy in Highland Perthshire. Always lived in the mountains and worked outdoors. Have been skiing since I ...
Lets hear from our EiA Sports massage therapist…
Did you know that our Everest in the Alps team members have their own Sports Massage Therapists on hand at the hut to sort out any aches and pains after a hard days climb? Lets hear from one of our 2022 therapists, Charlotte MacDonald… As a Sports massage therapist, being ...
Everest in the Alps 2022 – what a week!
The teams are back home now. EiA 2022 already feeling like a distant dream (or nightmare depending on your blisters!) Each year that we have run EiA has brought it’s own unique challenges. 2018 was the year the Beast from the East was raging and we had temperatures as low ...
Meet Team Tabei
Who are you? A bunch of 40 somethings who still think they are in their 20s. All reasonably fit (we think?) and up for a challenge. What’s your inspiration for taking on such an epic challenge? We heard great stories from those who took part in years before, and it ...
Stuart Croxford – EiA guide and namesake of a new bespoke EV Defender!
Meet the Guide that’s had a Land Rover named after him! We are super lucky to have the support of the Adaptive Grand Slam team, to help guide our teams during Everest in the Alps (the AGS are on a mission to be the first disabled team in history to ...
Impact of Altitude on the body
So, you’ve signed up for an endurance challenge. Perhaps you’ve taken on few challenges in the past? Have you ever tackled an endurance challenge in the mountains? It can feel very different! To be fully prepared, you need to understand the impact on altitude on the body… Firstly, the air ...
