On Wednesday night this week, the Himalayan Trust hosted a gala dinner to mark the centenary of Sir Edmund Hillary's birth. The Trust was founded by Sir Ed in the 1960s and has focussed on providing education, health care and infrastructure to remote regions in Nepal. Sir Ed was able to capitalise on his fame as the conqueror of Everest and his Antarctic exploits to raise funds for the Trust's projects, which have transformed the lives of generations of Nepalese people. Dame Patsy, Peter Hillary and Sir Ranulph Fiennes spoke at the dinner.
