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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Emma Guinness

Millionaire ‘desk jockey’ gives incredible step-by-step guide to hiking Everest with no training: ‘Humbling’

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A millionaire “desk jockey” has recounted his incredible journey hiking Mount Everest without any training.

Neel Parekh, 35, told how the climb of a lifetime began when he and his wife arrived at one of the world’s most dangerous runways in Nepal – danger that stems from the fact that it is just 500m long.

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