Bear Grylls (38 page)

To date Bear and his expeditions have raised almost $2 million for children around the world.

For further information on Bear Grylls see:
www.beargrylls.com

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. A recent survey has established that the height of Everest has increased to 29,035 feet as a result of movement of the earth.

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. The preserved body of George Leigh Mallory was finally discovered at 27,000 feet on Everest in May 1999. No camera, nor the body
of his companion, Sandy Irvine, has been found. It is presumed that Mallory fell to his death leaving Irvine to die alone, sitting in the snow. A photograph of Mallory’s wife, Ruth, that he
promised to leave on the summit, was missing. The mountain’s greatest mystery still remains.

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. Pascuale Scaturro successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest late in May 1998.

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. In early 1999 Neil Laughton completed his dream of climbing the highest peak on each continent. By the summer of 1999 he had also
reached the North Pole.

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. Green Island in Poole Harbour was very kindly lent to me by the Davies family. It was magic!

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. Graham Ratcliffe MBE reached the summit of Mount Everest from the South Side in May 1999. He is the first Briton to climb Everest
from both sides.