Sometimes things just unexpectedly come your way and I had a very special something come my way on the trip, which made me feel extremely proud to be British.
A great story that comes with a the official London 2012 Olympic flag.
10 Eton boys wanted to make the journey to Everest Base Camp with the London 2012 Olympic Flag. The goal was to pass it onto a member of the Walking Wounded team, who would then continue its journey to the top of the world. This would result in the climber being the first person to fly an official Olympic flag at the summit of Mount Everest.
Due to Russell Brice's decision to pull the plug on his Walking Wounded expedition due to safety fears, it was thought the flag would not continue its journey from base camp to the summit. But some how the flag ended up in my hands. I heard the story and thought what a great tribute to the boys at Eton and if I could get it to the top, what a privilege and honour to fly the flag.
For me the feeling of continuing the journey of the flag and completing the job, was amazing. I hope to meet up with the boys in the next few weeks to talk to them about our journey's. You never know I might inspire them to one day climb it themselves. I will ensure they put their education first though.....
A great story that comes with a the official London 2012 Olympic flag.
10 Eton boys wanted to make the journey to Everest Base Camp with the London 2012 Olympic Flag. The goal was to pass it onto a member of the Walking Wounded team, who would then continue its journey to the top of the world. This would result in the climber being the first person to fly an official Olympic flag at the summit of Mount Everest.
Due to Russell Brice's decision to pull the plug on his Walking Wounded expedition due to safety fears, it was thought the flag would not continue its journey from base camp to the summit. But some how the flag ended up in my hands. I heard the story and thought what a great tribute to the boys at Eton and if I could get it to the top, what a privilege and honour to fly the flag.
For me the feeling of continuing the journey of the flag and completing the job, was amazing. I hope to meet up with the boys in the next few weeks to talk to them about our journey's. You never know I might inspire them to one day climb it themselves. I will ensure they put their education first though.....
Below is the picture of me with the flag at the Summit of Mount Everest at 8848m.
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| Flying the Official Olympic London 2012 flag. |
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