Welcome to the Virtual Everest 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!

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 Midday on Wednesday 28th 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, the 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)

Tracking your progress:Daily submissions by all teams will be displayed on Global Campus. Progress will be tracked and plotted on the Mount Everest ascent profile. (You can access this via the Mount Everest Progress block, located on the right hand side of this page).

Challenge rules:

• Winners of each category will be the first to complete the distance (or those who have gone the furthest in the time)
• We expect people to be honest.  It is possible to falsify your results, but that would not be in the spirit of this competition. 
• One submission per day, per solo participant or team. The team leader for each team is responsible for submitting the daily total of all team members via the Daily Progress Submission form. 
• Floors can be counted manually or by using a floor counter on an activity tracker/smart watch or phone.
• Post on the wall once a day to evidence your participation
• Challenge ends on Friday 28th May 2021 (final submissions 14:00 BST on the 28th)
• Winners will be announced on 2nd June 2021.
• Please remember to stay safe and abide by all local and/or government regulations in place in your area. Check out the Top Tips to safe exercise in the block on the right hand side of this page.