On Sunday, Daniel Hughes used a HTC One to make the world’s first ever live call from the summit of Mount Everest. And he did all this while wearing a Red Nose. You can see the video below:
The video call was made into BBC World News on Sunday from an altitude of 29,029 feet above sea level. That’s almost 5.5 miles or 9 km! The temperature on the top of Mount Everest at the time was -35°C.
British explorer Daniel Hughes is aiming to raise £1 million for Comic Relief. His challenge? Put the first Red Nose on top of Mount Everest. “Mission partially accomplished” we would say. £42,000 have been raised so far. Visit Everest Million if you’d like to donate.
‘The Journey’ was much more than the Everest climb. It involved climbing the 4,810 metre high Mont Blanc, competing in the Welsh Etape, ice climbing training in Italy and more.
So you thought making a video call from the top of Mount Everest was impressive, well that’s not everything! Daniel and the team also recorded what they claim to be the world’s highest Harlem shake. You heard right – watch it now:
Who is Daniel Hughes?
A 31 one year old British Explorer and commercial airline pilot.
What is Comic Relief?
A large UK based charity whose aim is to eradicate world poverty. All donations to Comedy Relief are spent on charitable projects while operating costs are covered by corporate sponsors or interest earned on donations that have not yet been distributed. Click here to see which projects they are supporting at the moment.