Sir Chris Bonington celebrates his 90th birthday today with a vow to fulfil a promise to his late friend Doug Scott. Britain’s most famous mountaineer has pledged to complete a Himalayan Sherpa community project started by fellow climber Doug before his death from cancer in 2020.
The project aims to fund the restoration of the Sherpa Heritage House, which was devastated by an earthquake nine years ago, and to preserve and celebrate the traditions and way of life in the Himalaya.
