Mike Trueman

Mountaineer Mike Trueman left school at 16 and joined the British Army as a "boy soldier". After a tough introduction into the Army he later attended Sandhurst, where he was awarded the Sword of Honour, before being commissioned into King Edward VII Own Gurkha Rifles.

An interesting career in the Army followed during which Mike instructed in the jungle, flew helicopters and then commanded the Army Mountain Training Centre, before Mike turning to full time mountaineering.

In 1996 Mike descended from Camp 2 on Everest to coordinate the rescue during the storm which was raging high on the mountain.

His book, The Storms, examines the events on Everest in 1996 from a unique perspective. Mike later looks at the Everest 1999 season which led to further controversy and a court case.

Mike continues to experience the challenges of the world's mountains when he in not enjoying, with his wife Jacqui, the tranquility of their farmhouse in the French, Suisse Normande