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24th Apr 2013

Mountaineering Moustache Madness

Mountain Moustash Madness

Cabin fever has well and truly set in at Everest Base Camp. The team have turned to desperate measures to find entertainment. Our latest fad, ridiculous facial hair!

Instigated by CPET lead Phil ‘The Inspector’ Hennis, one by one the male contingent of Base Camp have decided to fashion their once rugged mountaineering beards into what can only be described as unique, overwhelming, eye-catching facial style statements. Our cardiopulmonary exercise laboratory has been transformed into a facial grooming salon, complete with shaving mirror, beard trimmer and badger brushes.

The facial fashions range from James ‘The Colour Sergeant’ Horscroft’s Zulu style to Adam ‘The Supertramp’ Sheperdigian’s unkempt, loosely styled beard. Andre ‘The Parisian Artist’ Vercueil continues to support a gallic goatee, whilst our illustrious leader Dan ‘The Shoreditch Stubble’ Martin prefers the shorter bristle, right in time for the imminent arrival of his girlfriend Georgina.

Ori ‘El Diablo’ Couppis brings a taste of the Mediterranean to Nepal, whilst Tom ‘The Falkland’s Veteran’ revives a military tradition from the 80’s. Maintaining innocence and boyish charm (without yet having a shave) Tom ‘The Impending Puberty’ Adams remains the only member of the Base Camp team recognisable to trekkers from sea level testing.

With still one more month to go, beard lengths at Heathrow Airport may leave relatives bristling. You have been warned!



Moustache madness

Created 24th Apr 2013
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