Attempt for skiing down Mount Everest - The world`s most risky stunt!

This will be the first complete descent from the top of Mount Everest on ski. In extreme sport there is probably nothing bigger than down hill skiing on Mount Everest. The mountain is both high and steep, and the air is thin.

To do a stunt like this Granheim and Olsson have been training hard all the winter in Chamonix, French Alps. Fredrik Schenholm will join them as a photographer.

Both Granheim and Olsson live in Chamonix, France, where they have skied many of the classic lines, socalled "testpieces". In fall 2003 the duo rehearsed for the 2004 project by skiing from the summit of two mountains over 7000 metres: Muztagh Ata (7546m) & Kuksay Peak (7186m) in China.

According to Tomas` website, he has prepared himselves to the Everest expedition by cycling previous summer solo from Stockholm to Chamonix in France, climbed Mont Blanc (4810 metres), and returned on bike to Sweden again.

In January 2002 Granheim become the first Scandinavien on ski on Aconcaguas Poland glacier.

Photo. North Face of Everest from Base Camp (5300 metres). © Tomas Olsson - Website: www.TomasOlsson.com.

It`s difficult to reach the top of Mount Everest, but it`s even more difficult to descent the mountain by ski. It seems that no challenges are too big for these two Scandinavians. Some fears the snow, others fears the lack of snow. With or without snow, they have to find their way down again.

Stein Morten Lund, 13 March 2006

Additional information
Tormod Granheim`s website is: www.TormodGranheim.com.

Tomas writes on his website: "Maj 2006 är mitt mål att stå på toppen av Everest, ta ett djupt andetag i den syrefattiga luften, rikta skidorna mot Tibet och åka skidor nedför bergets branta nordsida". Read more on Tomas Olsson`s website: www.TomasOlsson.com.