Inside Spencer Matthews' mission to find body of brother on Everest The TV adventurer embarked on the expedition earlier this year to find the late mountaineering champ, Chief scout Bear Grylls led a secret search for late mountaineer Michael Matthews. On 13 May 1999, Michael and a group of fellow climbers set out on Mount Everest. "It was the most awful night, knowing that climbers were still on the mountain and being unable to help them. Finding Michael: What happened to Michael Matthews? Something went wrong, please try again later. Grylls himself climbed Everest in 1998 at the age of 23. Spencer Matthews at Everest Base Camp, while filming for Finding Michael, There are many risks, including getting stuck at the peak without oxygen, Spencer wanted to find the body of his brother Michael, Camp Two is one of the safer spots on the mountain, Spencer Matthews attending the premiere of the documentary, Finding Michael, at the Dolby Cinema, I survived the most deadly day on Mount Everest says climber who lived through 8 death tragedy, Brits among first foreign climbers to scale Mount Everest in two years after disaster-hit period, Meet the five Brit firefighters skiing to the South Pole to inspire women, Bear Grylls issues warning to Spencer Matthews as he climbs Everest to find brother's body, Spencer Mathews details haunting image of late brother lost on Mount Everest. If you have to be dragged you will die. According to the Himalayan Database, a climbing archive, at least 14 mountaineers are thought to have died in the last decade from acute mountain sickness, one of the top killers on Everest, which can progress to brain swelling and fluid buildup in the lungs. Spencer Matthews looks for brother's body on Everest - BBC News I guess our family's way of dealing with losing Mike is to believe that he goes on with us.'. It operates in countries including Burma, Thailand, Nepal and Tanzania, building schools which double as health centres and community hubs. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The name Michael is a tribute to Pippa's father and her husband's younger brother who died while climbing Mount Everest in 1999. In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to reach the mountain's summit . The Matthews family are preparing their case against three guides, Nick Kekus, Martin Doyle and Mike Smith, who were on the mountain that day, and Jon Tinker, former co-director of OTT Expeditions, the company organising the expedition, which is now in administration.
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