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We were to move fast, pushing immediately to the top in one hit, rather than resting for a day at Camps 1, 2, 3 and 4, like normal expeditions usually did.

27/9/2019

Never burn yourself out unnecessarily.

because of our fading energy levels, to stop and rest would have caused us to fail.

Disguising my pain and suffering was a skill I practised at all times and I did so by focusing intensely on the job in hand; it helped to shut out the chaos around me.

I then took on one of the hardest treks in Nepal on foot with my Sherpa team, at speed, running all the way to Kathmandu, only stopping to drink beer and whisky, until we’d completed a six-day journey in eighteen hours.

Before any military operation, a sure sign of approaching failure was to enter into it believing that a defeat was on the cards. The only way to succeed was through positive thought.

At least £750,000 was required to climb the full portfolio of Death Zone mountains, maybe more, so I’d have to approach a series of sponsors, all the while exploring alternative funding options.

But that same mindset was available to every climber. It was possible for a novice to become accustomed to the harsh realities of life in base camps very quickly; after a few days or a few weeks, surviving even higher up the mountain becomes a habit for a lot of people, especially if they have positivity.