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HAC Everest Expedition

We need your support to raise £28,069.85 by 31st March 2025

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For the last four years the Active Unit has been working relentlessly towards an extraordinary goal: to put the first ever mixed Army Reservist team on top of the world’s highest peak.

Climbing Everest is a very serious undertaking, and members of the Active Unit have been rigorously preparing, balancing their training with their ongoing Squadron and Regimental duties and day jobs. This has included undertaking a variety of intensive mountaineering courses, including two overseas expeditions. In 2023, the team undertook a 2-week expedition in Chamonix, in which they successfully summitted Gran Paradiso (4,061m). In 2024, they went on an expedition to Nepal, where they successfully climbed Himlung Himal (7,126m). They were the first British Forces team (Reg or Res) to successfully summit. 

Alongside climbing Everest, the HAC team will conduct scientific research, working with GAPS 2024-25 (Global Atmospheric Plastic Survey). GAPS is an international research project on microplastic distribution, supported by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research at the University of Leipzig. The team will measure microplastics trapped in surface snows on Everest to provide a snapshot of airborne plastic pollution in the Himalayas. They will be the first team to sample for microplastics on top of Everest.

The 8 members of the Active Unit have been selected for Everest based on their fitness, mountaineering ability, and teamwork. They come from a range of ranks, ages, and backgrounds. Some had no exposure to mountaineering before they started training four years ago. All come from different HAC sub-units and will lead sub-unit mountaineering expeditions in the future.

As the team approaches the critical phase of the Everest programme, they are reaching out for your support. They have significant headway with their fundraising and have been supported by the Company, the membership, corporate partners, and the Army. However, after considering personal contributions from the participants, the team has a fundraising gap of £29,000 to close before 31st March for the expedition to go ahead.

Any donation you are able to make towards the cost of the expedition would be immensely appreciated and allow the HAC to achieve this remarkable challenge.

There are three ways to donate:

By BACS
Donations can be made via BACS to the HAC. Please include EVEREST in the reference.
Sort Code: 60-00-01
Account No: 09526323

By GoFundMe

Donations can also be made on our GoFundMe page.

By Cheque

Please make cheques payable to the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) and on the back of the cheque write HAC EVEREST. Please send cheques to the Company office at Armoury House, City Road, London, EC1Y 2BQ

Thank you very much for your time and consideration. You can reach out to the team via: haceverest@gmail.com and keep up with their training via their Instagram page

Special Constables on patrol near Tower Bridge, London
The HAC Everest Team
Special Constables with a happy child

Summitting Himlung Himal, 7126m

Cavalry mounted Special Constables on guard

From Base Camp to Camp One

Special Constables on patrol near Tower Bridge, London

Team and Guides at Base Camp, 5100m

Publish modules to the "offcanvs" position.