UK's toughest UK MP to climb Everest in a week using controversial gas

UK's toughest UK MP to climb Everest in a week using controversial gas

IT takes most mountaineers at least 70 days to scale the world’s highest peak, as even the fittest athletes have to acclimatise their bodies to the deadly thin air on Mount Everest.  But Britain’s toughest MP and three Special Forces pals are training to smash the world record by reaching the peak in just seven days — by inhaling controversial xenon gas.  GettyMost climbers take 70 days to tackle Everest — but Labour Minister Al Carns and his te…

British MP Alistair Carnes and his former comrades in Her Majesty's Army Special Forces units are preparing, smashing the record for the climb to the summit of Everest. Carnes and his friends plan to reach the summit and return back in just one week, while the average climbing time today ranges from 7-10 weeks

ROYAL DORNOCH FLAG ON EVEREST MISSION  - Royal Dornoch

CPR campaigner David Sullivan is flying the flag Royal Dornoch.  The Surrey-based businessman and former armed forces trainer is part of a four-man team preparing for a