Mount Everest Global Campus Challenge

Standing at 8848m above sea level Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Approximately 800 people attempt to climb Mount Everest each year and endure long days of climbing, in extreme weather conditions and at high altitude. Could you take on the challenge of getting to the Summit? 1996 floors is all it takes!

In May, the Nord Anglia Global Campus initiative will offer an exciting Fitness and Wellbeing Challenge. It will be called the Virtual Everest Challenge. In this challenge, teams of up to 5 people will track and measure climbing flights of stairs to total the height of the world's tallest mountain; Mount Everest. From May 4th - May 28th, these groups will log their total flights climbed to try and achieve the climbing of 1996 flights of stairs（1 floor = 3m），or 5988m total. We will be able to post our progress on the Global Campus website and share our adventure with our Nord Anglia family from around the globe. 

About the Challenge

The Challenge begins on 4th May and ends on 28th May 2021.

Your virtual climb will start in Lukla, a small town in Eastern Nepal that sits at 2860m at the start of a route to the summit at 8848m.  You will need to climb 5988m which is 1996 floors (1 floor = 3m).

• You can join the challenge as a solo participant or form a team with your family or school friends.

• You will need to log your daily floors climbed

• Progress of all solo participants and teams will be logged and tracked on Global Campus, so you can see how others are doing too!

Joining the challenge

1. Find a team
   • School team (maximum 5)
   • Family team (maximum 5)
   • Solo
2. Create your name
3. Make your booking via the  Competition Registration form  by 5pm Friday 23rd April (BST)
4. Get ready
   • Identify training location
   • Communicate with your team

Completing the challenge

• Log your progress
  • If working as a team or family, team leader collates daily floor count and submits via the Daily Progress Submission Form. 
  • If solo, submit daily floor count via the above link
  • Daily floor count for the previous day to be submitted via the form between 11:00 and 14:00 (BST) every day
• Your progress, and that of others will be published on Global Campus by 17:00 (BST) every day.
• Post photos of your progress on the wall on Global Campus every day for your progress to count - we will be looking for most imaginative posts!
• Winners of each categry will be the first to complete the distance (or those who have gone the furthest in the time)