Hertfordshire resident climbs Mount Everest at home

Wednesday, 15 April 2020 17:40

Climbing stairs for 24 hours non-stop in his own home, a man from Chorleywood has successfully replicated the mammoth 17,600m trip up and down Mount Everest

Climbing stairs for 24 hours non-stop in his own home, a man from Chorleywood has successfully replicated the mammoth 17,600m trip up and down Mount Everest.

Due to climb the world’s tallest mountain, but unable to because of COVID-19, avid explorer Rob Ferguson, from Hertfordshire, made 6,506 trips to the top and bottom of his staircase.

The first person to ever complete such a challenge, the 51-year-old has raised nearly £3,000 for the NHS, beginning the fundraiser at 7.15am on Thursday (April 9) and finishing at 7.45am the following day.

A qualified physiotherapist himself, Mr Ferguson said:

“It was tough. Mentally it's really hard, but I'm fairly used to that with expeditions I have done in the past. I'm used to long days from my previous expeditions.

“A lot of NHS staff will be going through long, tough days and feel like they can't carry on. But they don't have a choice, they have a responsibility and they carry on.

“I had a choice, I could have stopped, but I wanted to finish the challenge.”

Visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tenzing-jenny-matt-rob to donate.

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