For the record, Sir Edmund asked the Chinese for permission to climb “Mt. Everest.” But Peking does not officially recognize Everest; Sir Edmund was refused permission to climb “Chumulangma” — presumably the way the Panchen Lama spells it.

Cherries were first cultivated in the region by Richard Harrys, one of the Tudor era′s most green-fingered and forward-looking experts.

the most courageous person I have ever met

The war torn country was practically back to the stone age for infrastructure.