Bad weather dashes Tipperary man's bid to be first Irishman to reach top of Everest without oxygen 

James McManus, from Roscrea, Co Tipperary, was just a day away from completing a history-making expedition to the top of the planet's highest peak without the use of supplementary oxygen

James McManus, 39, from Roscrea, Co. Tipperary: Strong winds left the elite adventurer with no choice but to call off his final push to the Himalayan summit on Monday.

A Tipperary climber's dream of becoming the first-ever Irishman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without oxygen has been dashed by bad weather.

James McManus was just a day away from completing a history-making expedition to the top of the planet's highest peak without the use of supplementary oxygen.