Darren Lewis

Arriving at the summit just before 1am BST, the veteran explorer became the first man to
cross the north and south poles and climb the world’s highest peak.
At 65, he also becomes the oldest Briton and the first British pensioner to climb Everest.
the record-breaking adventurer, who hopes to raise £3 million for cancer charity Marie Curie,
had a triple heart bypass in 2003 following a heart attack.

Sir Ranulph said: “I have summited Everest for Marie Curie Cancer Care
which has long been a personal goal.

“Thanks to my sponsor Brewin Dolphin for making this possible. I urge everyone who followed my
attempt last year to give generously to Marie Curie so that we can at last achieve our £3 million
target to support its pioneering work in end-of-life care.”
Sir Ranulph apparently began his latest assault on Everest three weeks ago, but chose to keep the
expedition low-key after two unsuccessful attempts in 2005 and 2008.

A spokeswoman for Marie Curie said: “He wanted to do it quietly with no fuss. He only just failed last year -
he got to within a short distance of the summit but had to turn back from exhaustion. So he decided he wanted
to keep it very low-key without all the build-up and media attention of last year.”

Meanwhile, a Nepalese Sherpa guide has broken his own record by scaling Mount Everest for the 19th time.
Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association said Appa, who like most Sherpas goes by one name,
reached the 29,035-foot high peak accompanied by a few other guides while guiding foreign clients.

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