Kevin Thaw’s Top 10 Tips for calling your mum from Everest’s summit
Kevin Thaw is a technical whiz on expeditions around the world. Summiting Everest is one thing, but then imagine being given the task of dealing with communications too! Considering there aren’t any phone boxes up there or internet cafe’s it’s quite a responsibility…
Chatting to your mates on top of Mount Everest is possible though, just follow these tips provided by Kevin Thaw in an interview with the timesonline.co.uk…
- Keep your mobile under your armpit or in your pocket – the cold wears the battery down faster
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Kevin Thaw is part of The North Face, a feet that many climbers, mountaineers and outdoor sports people would love to have under their belt. Their trademarked tagline “never stop exploring” becomes all the more relevant with adventurers such as Kevin Thaw.
Kevin might be modest when talking about his achievements, but rest assured a list of summits longer than my arm would not do this prolific climber justice (see below). Expeditions have included summitting the north face of Everest, tracing George Mallorey’s steps with fellow mountaineer, Conrad Anker.
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