Tim Macartney-Snape

The man who claims the record as the only climber to ascend the full height of Everest will hold a series of lectures in England.

Australian national Tim Macartney-Snape trekked from the waters of the Bay of Bengal to the summit of Everest in 1999, accomplishing the feat solo and without oxygen.

In doing so, he became the only man to climb the 8,848m (29,029ft) of the world’s highest mountain from sea level.

Fifteen years previously, he had posted the first Australian summit of Everest with fellow climber Greg Mortimer using a new route, via the Norton Couloir, on the north face of the mountain.

Macartney-Snape went on to found the outdoor clothing company Sea to Summit, named after his expedition, the story of which was also the subject of his book Everest: From Sea to Summit, which was subsequently turned into an award-winning film.

The Australian climber, who was born in Tanganyika, has also summited Annapurna 2 and Gasherbrum IV.

His lecture tour of England kicks off with the Doug Scott-organised evening at the Royal Geographic Society in London on 17 November, with another London date for World Expeditions the day after.

As reported on grough he will then talk at the Kendal Film Festival on 19 November, visit the Ellis Brigham shop in Covent Garden, London on 25 November and wind up his tour with a members-only date at the Alpine Club in London.

Bookings can be made through the Recommended for a Reason website.