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Scaling seven top mountains is summit else
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A HOTEL worker from the Capital has set himself the gruelling
challenge of climbing the highest mountain in each of the world's
seven continents.
Mostafa Mahmoud, from Montpelier Park in Bruntsfield, has just
completed a 17-day trek to the summit of Vinson Massif, which is the
highest mountain in Antarctica and is climbed by only a small number
of people each year.
The 34-year-old, who is originally from Jordan, has now set his
sights on conquering Mount Everest in March and hopes to complete his
quest of climbing all seven mountains by early 2006.
At each summit, he aims to plant the ...
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