Prince Harry has paid tribute to a team of wounded British servicemen forced to abandon their expedition to climb Mount Everest over serious safety concerns resulting from unseasonably warm weather.
The royal, himself a captain in the army and a patron of the Walking with the Wounded charity, announced the news while accepting a humanitarian award in Washington DC for his and his brother’s work with injured servicemen and women.
The five current and former soldiers had been forced to abandon their bid after a lack of snow on the mountain saw rocks loosening and an increased risk of avalanches.
A charity spokesman said the 8,848m (29,028ft) mountain had become a ‘death… Read the full story