I made FHM

Made January's edition of FHM. Great article on adventure athletes by Mark Bailey.

Very proud boy.

Inspired today by someone special

"On a journey to fulfil a dream, I have discovered a new world of exploration that has no limits."
Paul Keleher 2012

Everest 8848 Art Project

Eight tonnes of litter left on Mount Everest has been turned into 75 works of art.

A group of artists have now turned eight tonnes of this trash - including the remains of a helicopter - into works of art and sculpture to highlight the issue of littering on the slopes of Everest. It took 65 porters and 75 yaks to carry down the rubbish from the mountain over two Spring expeditions.

The exhibition of 75 pieces commissioned for the 'Everest 8848 Art Project' is on display in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu before it moves to Pokhara next week.

Project organiser Kripa Rana Shahi said: "We thought that this would help promote the artists as well as contribute to making Everest clean. We were happy to get the trash and (the waste collectors) were happy to get rid of it."

Fifteen Nepalese artists spent a month preparing pieces for the exhibition. In one of the works, by painter and poet Sunita Rana, white shards of aluminium from drinks cans are fashioned into medals signifying the bravery of mountaineers, while black metal tent poles are transformed into a wind chime.

In another, remains of a helicopter which crashed in 1974, while carrying food for Italian climbers, are incorporated into an idol of the Hindu God Ganesh. The artworks range in price from £12 to £150,000, and several pieces have already been sold.

What an amazing idea and big question, why are climbers littering such a beautiful place??

The North Face speakers series

Looking forward to hear Conrad Anker talking about his return to Meru.

Aborted mission on Armageddon

A cold and clear November morning, Tommy and I headed for Portland. A atmospheric drive down south with pockets of fog lining sections of the motorway and then the most magical sunrise..... What a start to a Sunday morning, must mention I had a Starbucks flat white and a rise and shine muffin too...... How fitting.

To Portland we go and arrived earlier than usual and headed for a nice slab on the beach to warm up. Nice slab with a horrible landing zone. We didn't hang around here for long.
We moved to today's mission. To conquer Armageddon, probably the longest boulder problem on Portland.

Tommy started well but with a bad tendon in his finger had to abort. I carried on and started to get to grips with the first 4/5 moves but its tough and for a V4 questioning its grade. This could be one we have to work at but I will complete it.

I went and played around on a few other lower grade problems and then decided to call it a day. Found the perfect cafe serving the perfect mocha nice finnish to a nice day.

Need to somehow try and get more training time on the walls.... My finger strength is not where I want it.

Next weekend is my Stag do, Madrid get ready!!!

EVEREST 12 watch by Legends in Time

Watches have arrived for more info check out http://www.legendsintime.co.uk/

Amazing project and amazing watches. Every dial was carried to the summit of Mount Everest. Limited Edition only 100 time pieces in the world.

EVEREST 12 Ltd Edition watch

"Making A Dream A Reality" at Wentworth Club

Tonight's the night

Tonight is the night. It's time to talk about my journey to the top of the world.

Reception is kicking off at 7 15pm where Napals national dish Dal Bhat will be served on arrival. Something we lived on during our expedition

The talk starts at 7 45pm with a introduction by Judy Maycock followed by me talking you through the journey.
The ladders, crevasses, avalanches good times, bad times it will all be revealed.

A Q&A will follow to answer any unanswered question on my trip.

Looking forward to a night of celebration.