Thursday, 16 February 2012
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Prince Harry dreams of Everest bid this year
By The Asian Age:
Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is all set to realise his long-held ambition of conquering Mount Everest this year, a report said.
The 27-year-old Prince had dropped a broad hint about scaling the world’s highest mountain in May this year at the end of his trek to the North Pole last year to raise money for “Walking With the Wounded”, a charity for wounded soldiers.
Prince Harry had, in fact, indicated that he wanted to join the group of wounded servicemen on their next challenge in May, which will see them climbing Mount Everest with a peak at 29,029 ft above sea level, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
However, Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on whether it would be possible for Harry to fit the climb into his schedule.
“It will all depend on his Army commitments,” his spokesman said.
There has been no comment, either, from the charity, the newspaper said.
But, Mollie Hughes, the 21-year-old mountaineer who plans to become the youngest British woman to climb Everest when she makes her own ascent with Kenton Cool in May, said that she has been told that the Prince will also be going up.
“He won’t be doing the full climb as it will take a long time and it requires rigorous training so I think he’ll be joining at a base camp,” Ms Mollie Hughes said.
Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is all set to realise his long-held ambition of conquering Mount Everest this year, a report said.
The 27-year-old Prince had dropped a broad hint about scaling the world’s highest mountain in May this year at the end of his trek to the North Pole last year to raise money for “Walking With the Wounded”, a charity for wounded soldiers.
Prince Harry had, in fact, indicated that he wanted to join the group of wounded servicemen on their next challenge in May, which will see them climbing Mount Everest with a peak at 29,029 ft above sea level, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
However, Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on whether it would be possible for Harry to fit the climb into his schedule.
“It will all depend on his Army commitments,” his spokesman said.
There has been no comment, either, from the charity, the newspaper said.
But, Mollie Hughes, the 21-year-old mountaineer who plans to become the youngest British woman to climb Everest when she makes her own ascent with Kenton Cool in May, said that she has been told that the Prince will also be going up.
“He won’t be doing the full climb as it will take a long time and it requires rigorous training so I think he’ll be joining at a base camp,” Ms Mollie Hughes said.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Mount Everest Expedition & SickKids Foundation Fundraising Event
Saturday, January 28th/2012 Venue: Candles Banquet Hall & Convention Centre Address: 1224 Dundas St East, Mississauga, On. The Fun Starts at 6PM Music by Geeta Chopra and Paras Kundra Dance By Jessica and Group (Mexican dance, Latin dance and Bollywood dance) Appetizers serve at 6:30PM Dinner at 8:30PM Kids performance.... Rafael Prizes and MUCH MORE......!! Cash bar Ticket Price $30 only Kids under 5 free & under 12 age $18 $250 for Table of 10 (per person $25 only) 5% of every dollar raised will be donated to SickKids Foundation- Please come and help for this great cause. Looking forward to seeing you all!! Please contact Priya Ahuja for tickets and more details @ 647-878-5461 |
Friday, 2 December 2011
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