Imperial Trans-Antarctic Centenary Expedition 2014 - PR.com (press release)

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Centenary Expedition 2014 PR.com (press release) Activities included trekking for miles over wet and windy terrain, carrying various items of heavy equipment and tents, a raft building competition using the equipment they had carried across Dartmoor, followed by a night of very wild and wet camping.

En Plein Air With Harold Pohl - The Missourian

En Plein Air With Harold Pohl The Missourian Pohl was in charge of designing tents and worked closely with and became friends with Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest. Hillary camping equipment was sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and he was the adviser to Sears.

Barrie's amble to the Everest Base Camp for the British Heart Foundation - This is Kent

Barrie's amble to the Everest Base Camp for the British Heart Foundation This is Kent After lunch and allowing the 21 Sherpa crew to sort and divide the camping equipment and baggage onto 8 Ghopkyo (mix breed of Yak & normal cow, as the Yak cannot survive below (3000m); we began our 3hr trek along a pleasant trail with a few steep ... and more »