'I trekked Everest to hang my friend's hat; it was her dying wish'

Cork woman carries best friend's hat and late mother's wig on Everest fundraising trek

Liz Cullinane who placed her late mother's wig and her friend's hat at Everest Base Camp as part of a touching tribute after they died from cancer.

Most people would move mountains to fulfill their best friend's dying wish. Cork woman Liz Cullinane did just that  - and more - by hiking to Everest base camp to hang a hat belonging to her best friend Caroline Shaw.

Liz had been planning a charity trek to Everest in March in order to raise funds for the Cork Cancer Care Centre. The 58-year-old, who had breast cancer, is hoping to receive the all-clear in May. The disease claimed her mother's life in 1996, and Liz was planning the Everest trip not only to raise vital funds, but also to hang her late mother's wig on Everest.