{"id":2263,"date":"2013-06-20T16:53:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T16:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2263"},"modified":"2013-06-20T16:53:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T16:53:42","slug":"mountain-climber-to-scale-cho-oyu-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/mountain-climber-to-scale-cho-oyu-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain climber to scale Cho Oyu for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"
One man is to take on Cho Oyu, one of the world's highest peaks, in a bid to raise as much money as possible for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Mountain climber Chris Holland is to travel to the Tibet-Nepal border and climb the mountain, which lies about 20 miles west of Mount Everest.<\/p>\n
It is the sixth highest mountain in the world at 26,907 ft, emphasising the size of his task and how much effort he will have to put in to complete the challenge.<\/p>\n
Mr Holland has experience of climbing in the Himalayas in the past, although Cho Oyu is the biggest peak he has aimed to reach to date.<\/p>\n
"Given the high altitude, length of time up high and the possibility of fickle weather on this big hill, success is not guaranteed but I hope that any monies pledged will be honoured for this worthy charity," he stated.<\/p>\n
The climber pointed out that, as he is 6ft 5in tall, he would probably be the highest person on Earth at the moment he reaches the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Help for Heroes will benefit from a daunting mountain climb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n