Geordie Stewart

  I thought I would write a final post on my 7 Summits venture now I’m back in the UK and have had a chance to reflect on the past as well as look ahead to the future.   4 years ago I was planning my year out before starting at St Andrews. I wanted [...]

  Everything is much more clarified and relaxing sitting here in Kathmandu enjoying a cappuccino compared to the anxiety and blur of our summit attempt. Thankfully it was a successful one and I can sit here in a state of contentment rather than regret. I will obviously describe the events of summit day itself but [...]

  I am writing this in Kathmandu having had a wonderful 10 days trekking through the Himalaya. We reached 5000m in our acclimatisation bid and are now getting our final bits of kit together before driving to Everest Base Camp tomorrow.   As I mentioned in my last post, it was a fairly swift turnaround [...]

40 kgs of baggage and a couple flights later, our team arrived at Kathmandu around 6pm Nepalese time. As I mentioned in my blog a few days ago, our itinerary has changed from last year so instead of acclimatising in China before we hit Base Camp, we are in Nepal instead. For me this is [...]

I can’t quite believe it but I am about to leave to climb Mt Everest and hopefully complete my 7 Summits project. The last 48 hours have been stressful and the last 24, absolutely manic. When I get on that plane and leave this country, I leave my friends & family who have supported me so [...]

  A few students at St Andrews decided, at the beginning of this year, to set up a production company in the university. The idea was to make short videos of students, for students. The success of “Bubble TV” has been enormous. It introduced everyone into the weird, wonderful and unique world that is the [...]

    I just wanted to make you aware of a few media pieces that I have had over the past few days. Time is ticking away until I leave this Saturday. I stocked up on Berocca and the equivalent of Vaseline yesterday – haven’t re-watched the video of my Everest exped last year, I [...]

          Just 10 days to go now before I depart to attempt Mt Everest and hopefully complete this 4 year project. I leave St Andrews on Saturday which is a mixed blessing. In some ways it means another positive step towards getting on that plane to Kathmandu but it also represents [...]

I am back in the UK now after a truly memorable and fascinating expedition to the jungles of Irian Jaya, West Papua, where I successfully climbed the highest mountain in the continent of Australia – Carstensz Pyramid.   How would I describe the expedition? Well 4 words come to my mind immediately – jungle, mud, [...]

In a few hours I will be on a plane destined for Jakarta, Indonesia. After a few more connecting flights, the world of Mcdonalds and Starbucks will be long gone. Carstensz Pyramid is on the island of New Guinea, the world’s third largest island. This island is one of the most exotic and fascinating places left to [...]