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Aviation at the edge
Base Camp UK

An employee from GKN will be telling the GKN story from the team’s base-camp. As a seasoned adventurer, they will be specially chosen to accompany the team into the Himalayas. They will need to be one of the lad’s though: living in tents, sleeping on icy ground, going to the loo in barrels and eating yak stew!

Mount Everest

The ethos of the team is to keep it relaxed, keep it fun and deliver when it matters – and to go that extra mile to make it happen safely and successfully.

Did you know?
First Ascent by a Woman:
16 May 1975, Junko Tabei, JAP, via the South-Col
Fastest descent:
In 1988, Jean-Marc Boivin of France descended from the top in just 11 minutes, paragliding.
The Paraglider soaring
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