Billi Bierling

What’s wrong with using Xenon to climb Everest?

31 May 2025 4:00 pm

Reaching the top of the world and returning to London within a week without so much as stopping for a…

The discovery of Irvine’s boot on Everest raises more questions than answers

14 October 2024 11:48 pm

Andrew Comyn ‘Sandy’ Irvine disappeared while attempting to climb Everest in June 1924 with his partner George Mallory. For a…

The hardest part of climbing Mount Everest isn’t what you think

9 June 2024 3:30 pm

Everest is, we’re told, ‘the highest garbage dump in the world’. It’s a place, if you believe the reports from…