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January 2011 Andrew is now planning for his return to Mt Everest in the pre monsoon season of 2011 to achieve what he was unable to get a permit for in March this year.  With luck he will obtain the…

January 2010 Andrew plans to return to Mt Everest in the pre-monsoon season (April-May) of 2010 to complete one final climb in his Summit 8000 project.  Having climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8000 metre mountains, his plan is to…

January 2009 With just Mt Shishapangma in Tibet to complete his 15 year odyssey to climb all the world’s 8000 metre mountains, Andrew is now preparing for what he hopes will be his final expedition in the Summit 8000 project. …

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…

February 2007 Andrew is gearing up for his next foray to the Himalaya on his journey to achieve Summit 8000. With his remaining summits being Makalu, Annapurna and Shishapangma Main, he hopes to attempt two of these mighty peaks in…

Andrew has just returned to Australia from a gruelling but successful ascent of the south face of Mt Kanchenjunga in Nepal. The world’s 3rd highest mountain at 8596 metres and located in the far east of the Himalayan chain in…

Andrew returned from a tough trip to Annapurna 1, in Nepal. Joining forces with two strong Italian teams and 2 American climbers, Andrew attempted the North face of the mountain. Infamous for its frequent avalanches on almost all routes, Annapurna…

Adding to his long list of 8000 metre summits, Andrew reached the summit of Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 9.30am, 25th September 2004. This was officially his 10th 8000 metre summit, not including his second ascent of…

On 16 May 2004, Andrew completed his second successful ascent of Mt Everest whilst filming a documentary for Discovery Channel. He and 5 other members of his team summited the mountain via the South East ridge in what Andrew described…

This month Andrew is heading to Canada to meet with a team of high altitude veterans including Ben Webster and Hector Poncedeleon, where they will spend two weeks climbing and training in the Canadian wilderness before heading to Mt Everest…