Showing posts with label Everest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Everest. Show all posts

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Everest2 Programme: Schools & Challenges

To help students to better understand Everest’s rich history, the traditions of its people, and the dynamic forces that have shaped it – I have developed a set of ‘Challenges’ which I will undertake as fieldwork on behalf of the students of Ridgetown District High School (Canada), Sevenoaks School (UK) and Future Hope School (India) over the course of my journey to the summit of Mount Everest.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

In the Halls of Legends at the RGS

Last night I had the honor of presenting at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London as part of their “Geographical Journeys: Younger Members’ Micro Lectures” series. I was part of a programme where seven members of the Society gave a ten minute informal ‘micro lecture’ about a recent journey with a geographical theme. As the self proclaimed, “Geekiest Geographer in the Whole Entire World” this was a dream come true..!