January 2008

With just two 8000 metre summits to go, being Makalu and Shishapangma, Andrew is preparing to mount a strong attack next season to climb both Himalayan giants in the one expedition. Andrew is currently putting together his team for the climbs and is seeking sponsorship to help him achieve his goal of finishing the project in 2008.

March 2008

Andrew has just departed for Nepal and Tibet to attempt the last two peaks on his project to climb all fourteen of the world’s 8000 metre mountains. After a few weeks trekking in the Everest region to acclimatise, he hopes to head into Tibet to first climb Shishapangma and will then move to Nepal for the final peak, Makalu, the world’s fifth highest mountain. Click here to receive LIVE DESPATCHES from this expedition Once on the despatches page, hit the ALERTS button and enter your email in the box for automatic notification of updates or log on from time to time to view the latest despatches.

June 2008

Andrew has successfully completed his ascent of Mt Makalu, 8470 metres, 5th highest mountain in the world and the 13th successful summit in his ‘Summit 8000’ project to climb all fourteen of the world’s 8000 metre mountains. The expedition suffered very cold conditions, ill health and numerous delays, including the crash of the helicopter they’d chartered to fly themselves and their equipment to basecamp. However they persevered and after avoiding severe storms that stopped other expeditions in the area, Andrew reached the summit at 11.15am on 21 May 2008. So tough were the conditions, that neither of his team mates were able to summit with him. Andrew described the climb as fantastic and the summit as one of the best he’s be on, with clear views to Everest, Lhotse and Kanchenjunga.Click here to receive LIVE DESPATCHES from this expedition Once on the despatches page, hit the ALERTS button and enter your email in the box for automatic notification of updates or log on from time to time to view the latest despatches.