7 Jul 2023

From battling addcition to conquering Everest

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 7 July 2023

What does it take to go from having no alpine training or mountain climbing experience, to actually climbing Mt Everest? Holly Beckham of Ngapuhi and Ngati Rangi, is on a journey to find out. She's under the mentorship of Lydia Bradey, the first woman and New Zealander to summit Everest without oxygen to train for the big ascent! Their first step to achieving the big goal, was climbing Tititea Mt Aspiring. Holly Beckham talks to Jesse about her goal and the training she has to get through to achieve it!

An aerial view of Mt Everest (centre).

An aerial view of Mt Everest (centre). Photo: AFP (2003 - file)