And Finally... Climb Everest? Pah, I'm swimming under it instead
A British man has set a world first by swimming across a 1km glacial lake sat just below the summit of Everest, the world's highest mountain.
Sporting just a cap, goggles and a pair of Speedos, Lewis Gordon Pugh took on the next-to-freezing waters in Lake Pumori knowing if he swam too fast he'd hyperventilate and if he swam too slowly he'd be hit by hypothermia.
The environmentalist took on the challenge to highlight the problem of melting glaciers and the key role the Himalayas play in the water supplies of a vast swathe of Asia.
It must have been a good moment to finish a swim at the world's highest point - it'll be all downhill from here.
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