Summiting Mount Everest

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.  I arrived as dawn was breaking.

My steady progression from the Hillary Step up the summit ridge was in darkness; I watched sunrise from the top of the world with my summit Sherpa, Tenzing.  We were completely by ourselves.  We radioed base camp to update them.  When it was light we took photographs.  I took a snow...