It’s every New Zealand kid’s dream really isn’t it, to stand on the roof of the world, on the summit of Mount Everest. It certainly was mine, though a dream I thought I had lost when I had both legs amputated below the knee 23 years ago (log on to www.markinglis.co.nz to get the whole story). That was before I realized that in this life, each and everyone of us can do anything we put our minds to. On the 27th of September 2004 I stood on the summit of Cho Oyu (at 8201m the worlds 6th highest mountain) and looked directly across at Everest, only about 650m higher, and knew that what I was seeing was my next challenge.

Well I’m on my way, with the support of my family, friends and an awesome group of sponsors led by the Ahrens Group I have been able to put together the components for a pretty neat little adventure!

Join me by checking out the diary, the gallery, the sponsors and most importantly our charity, the Cambodia Trust here on the website. While it’s a great adventure for me it would be even more awesome if we can use this as a vehicle to make a difference in the world!
Come along for the ride.

You can now read about my remarkable adventure in the new ‘High Tech Legs On Everest’ released May 2, 2008, find it in any good bookstore (you can also find it at www.whitcoulls.co.nz).