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27/01/2018 GMT

Alone On Everest

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Alone On Everest

How British mountaineer Stephen Venables spent a lonely night on top of the world.

How British mountaineer Stephen Venables spent a lonely night near the top of the world's highest mountain.

In 1988, the British mountaineer, Stephen Venables, was forced to spend the night by himself in the so-called "Death Zone" near the top of Mount Everest. In one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of climbing, Venables managed to survive despite not having a tent or supplementary oxygen. He talks to Lucy Burns.

PHOTO: Stephen Venables (Getty Images)

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