Olympus is sponsoring Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ second attempt to climb Mt Everest, which aims to raise £3 million for Marie Curie Cancer Care. In April, Sir Ranulph Fiennes started the journey along with his team, and they aim to return home in early June. Olympus are supplying the flagship camera of the Four Thirds standard, the Olympus E-3, plus the ultra compact E410 and the Mju Tough cameras.

Olympus UK Press Release

Olympus takes photography to great heights

Olympus is sponsoring Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ second attempt to climb Mt Everest.  Three years after his previous attempt to conquer the magnificent Himalayan mountain range, Sir Ranulph will once again face the toughest challenge of his life to conquer the summit, this time from the Nepalese side. The ascent aims to raise £3 million for Marie Curie Cancer Care, a charity close to Sir Ranulph’s heart after cancer affected his family.

In April, Sir Ranulph Fiennes started the journey along with his team from The Dream Guides Everest expedition; Kenton Cool, the expedition leader, and Rob Casserley recognised for his high altitude mountaineering skills. Joining them are reporters from the Daily Telegraph as well as an ITN film crew who will be there to capture the action. On reaching the summit the team also hopes to broadcast live into UK homes.

For over 30 years, Sir Ranulph has enjoyed a long history with Olympus cameras taking them on many of his adventures. This expedition sees Sir Ranulph armed with the flagship of the Four Thirds standard, the Olympus E-3, the ultra compact E410 and the Mju Tough cameras. The High performance and reliability of the E- system coupled with the tough cameras will result in some iconic images of Sir Ranulph Fiennes successfully reaching the summit of Everest. The team aim to return home early June.

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