British climbers summit Everest in record bid

The former soldiers aim to be back in London within the week. Pic/PTI

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days.

Four men including government minister Alistair Carns left London on Friday, pre-acclimatised to the low oxygen at high altitudes - including using xenon gas, a method that raised eyebrows in the mountaineering community.

The men, who slept in special low-oxygen tents before departure from Britain, are raising funds for veterans' charities.

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