Two-man team reaches Everest summit

A two-man team of climbers from Northern Ireland reached the summit of Mount Everest early today

Sat, 31 May, 2003 - 09:41

A two-man team of climbers from Northern Ireland reached the summit of Mount Everest early today.

Terence “Banjo” Bannon from Newry, Co Down and New Zealander Jamie McGuinness reached the top of the world’s highest mountain after taking nine hours to climb the final 500 metres.

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