Thuraya sponsors Everest Challenge

Thuraya recently sponsored renowned adventurer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, on his Everest Challenge 2008 which sought to raise 3 million British pounds for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Charity. As key communications sponsor, Thuraya provided the communications equipment and logistical support as he sought to conquer the world’s greatest mountain, Mount Everest.…”
Source: Everest Challenge, Thuraya


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renowned adventurer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, on his Everest Challenge 2008 which sought to raise 3 million British pounds for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Charity. As key communications sponsor, Thuraya provided the communications equipment and logistical support as he sought to conquer the world’s greatest mountain, Mount Everest.

Over his 63 years, Sir Ranulph has built up an extraordinary CV as one of the world’s great adventurers. At the forefront of major expeditions since 1969, he was the first man to visit both the North and South Poles by land and the first to cross the Antarctic on foot. The Transglobe Expedition saw Fiennes spending three years, from 1979 to 1982, circumnavigating the globe along a line of latitude that passes through both poles. In more recent years, he has run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, and scaled the north face of the Eiger. His expeditions have raised more than £10m for charity.

Although he was not able to make it to the summit after turning back due to exhaustion, the Everest Challenge still managed to £1.73 million so far and Sir Ranulph is calling for people to keep on donating to reach the target. "So as long as we reach our target of £3 million for Marie Curie I will be happy,” he said.

Source: Everest Challenge, Thuraya