Hong Kong chef Richard Ekkebus on mountain climbing to keep his weight down

Hong Kong chef Richard Ekkebus on mountain climbing to keep his weight down

When we speak in June, Ekkebus has just returned from a mountaineering expedition – a three-week trip in Ecuador to climb Chimborazo and Cotopaxi, the latter an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, whose summits are 6,263 metres (20,547ft) and 5,897 metres above sea level respectively. Chef Richard Ekkebus on Cotopaxi, Ecuador, during a recent … Read more

Opinion | Another deadly Everest spring climbing season – why are so many so eager to reach the summit?

Opinion | Another deadly Everest spring climbing season – why are so many so eager to reach the summit?

On May 21, Pastenji Sherpa, 23, and Briton Daniel Paterson, 40, fell to their deaths near the Hillary Step – a narrow ridge close to the summit – after reaching the top. The search for their bodies has been complicated by the fact they fell on the Chinese side of the mountain. (Incidentally, China reopened … Read more