Stephen Venables

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Mountaineer and writer Stephen Venables has had an extraordinary life of adventure, which famously included his lonesome, costly (in frozen toes) night near the top of Everest after succeeding as the first Briton to summit the mountain without supplementary oxygen in 1988.

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Higher Than The Eagle Soars

Stephen recounts his mountain adventures from the North Face of the Eiger to the Kangshung Face of Everest, via Snow Lake and Shishapangma. He was the first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen. He is also a highly successful photographer, public speaker, broadcaster and writer. Higher Than the Eagle Soars, is Stephen's latest book. Join him for a fascinating talk, as his books and countless public lectures have demonstrated, he knows how to tell a good story.