Science & Exploration | Dr. Melanie Windridge

28 May 2018

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Summiting Mount Everest

Sticky Post By David Lewis On May 28, 2018

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Climb Update: It’s Monday morning as I write this – the 28th May 2018. Exactly one week ago I was resting in a tent at the South Col of Mount Everest having climbed to the summit that morning.

17 May 2018

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Coordinating the summit push

Sticky Post By David Lewis On May 17, 2018

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Climb Update: The last couple of weeks have been just waiting, biding our time at Base Camp. However, whilst the climbers have been resting there has been a lot of activity higher up the mountain.

03 May 2018

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The ‘Rotations’: Acclimatising for the Everest summit

Sticky Post By David Lewis On May 3, 2018

Climb Update: In the two weeks since we arrived at base camp, we have been up the mountain twice on what are known as “rotations” – climbing successively higher up the mountain to get used to the altitude.

09 Apr 2018

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Namche Bazaar (3440m): How we acclimatise to high altitudes

Sticky Post By David Lewis On April 9, 2018

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Climb Update: We are now in Namche Bazaar at 3440m. We arrived yesterday lunchtime, after flying from Kathmandu to Lukla, and have spent a rest day here to aid acclimatisation.

22 Mar 2018

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How meeting the Queen inspired me to climb Mount Everest

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On March 22, 2018

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This year I’m climbing Mount Everest. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity to do something so incredible, and I owe it all to Henry Day, the Mount Everest Foundation and the Queen! Here’s why…

02 Jun 2017

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Xtreme Everest & high altitude physiology

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On June 2, 2017

Last week, 23rd May 2017, was the 10th anniversary of the Cauldwell Xtreme Everest expedition, a research project that placed a medical research team on the summit of Mount Everest in 2007.

09 Jan 2017

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Google Singapore’s Innovative Workspace

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On January 9, 2017

Today I visited the new Google offices in Singapore – a collaborative workspace that supports innovation and creativity. And Google is specifically recruiting engineers.