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23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Explorers(op): 4:23am On May 11, 2018

MailOnline helps to break the record for the world's highest dinner party by eating a meal served at 23,000ft on EVEREST.

MailOnline Travel's Sadie Whitelocks went on an expedition with former special forces officer Neil Laughton.

I'd never felt so exhausted, I had a nagging headache and ice was steadily forming on the tip of my nose in the -20 degrees Celsius whipping wind.

I started to think that accepting an invitation to the world's highest dinner party on Mount Everest might have been one of the silliest things I'd done but not one to give up easily, I continued slogging my way up the 1km-high ice wall in a bid to not let my expectant dinner host down.

Former special forces officer Neil Laughton, a 54-year-old avid adventurer, first tried hosting the world's highest dinner party in 2015 but the Nepalese earthquake struck and the mission had to be aborted.

Now he was back on the mountain with a new team, including myself, to have another bite at the cherry.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-5702905/MailOnline-Travel-helps-break-world-record-worlds-highest-dinner-party-Everest.html

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Explorers(op): 4:24am On May 11, 2018

The dinner party table was finished off with plastic flowers and candelabras.

The world's highest dinner party took place in the morning to allow for better weather. Below from left to right, Sherpa Nima, expedition team member Jane Chynoweth, Sadie Whitelocks and team leader Neil Laughton.

In total there were eight of us taking part in the sky-high dinner, with one team member sadly forced to leave the table due to exhaustion mixed with altitude sickness.

It was a very surreal experience witnessing a white-clothed table sitting close to the peak of Everest.

Laughton had insisted on the edition of a candelabra and yellow plastic lilies, which certainly lifted the mood.

With us all gathered around the table, complete with chattering teeth, we settled in for our record breaking feast.

The expedition team had a dress rehearsal dinner at Everest base camp where the weather was much sunnier.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Explorers(op): 4:24am On May 11, 2018

To get to the world's highest dinner party, Sadie and the team had to scale a 1km-high ice wall.

The weather around Mount Everest (pictured is the summit) can change wildly throughout the day, with sunshine giving way to furious snow showers

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Dottore: 4:28am On May 11, 2018

In a country where everything works, you can explore anything and have it form part of history. Why won't u live long when you are happy

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Explorers(op): 4:40am On May 11, 2018*

How they passed the nights before getting to 23,000ft.

See more about Everest and its dead bodies here:

https://www.nairaland.com/3417802/graveyard-26000ft-stories-frozen-bodies

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Funjosh(m): 5:04am On May 11, 2018

On my way to join them.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Trapnews: 5:43am On May 11, 2018

seriously?

Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Nobody: 5:46am On May 11, 2018*

Explorers still rocks!!!

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by sbm060(m): 5:46am On May 11, 2018

What a record

Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Nogodye(m): 5:47am On May 11, 2018

Money is sweet o...Money always do the unexpected.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by littlewonders: 6:04am On May 11, 2018

Good for them. Let me tell chioma to prepare we are climbing a bed of 30,000ft this night. Whether the devil likes it or not, that's where me and chioma will spend this night.

Pls, don't envy us. Life na turn by turn.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by tk4rd: 6:07am On May 11, 2018

One day, I will stage a dinner party in the clouds.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Nobody: 6:40am On May 11, 2018

If people like buhari come here now. na DAT time avalanche go come carry everybody go early judgement.

Badest body odour president.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by vizkiz: 6:47am On May 11, 2018

tk4rd:
One day, I will stage a dinner party in the clouds.

Can't wait for when buhari will have his next dinner at Duara

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by MichaelBukamzy(m): 6:51am On May 11, 2018

Funjosh:
On my way to join them.

No mahn.Go and break your own record at zuma rock. grin

That is if you ain't scared of your village people. grin

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Explorers(op): 7:45am On May 11, 2018

tk4rd:
One day, I will stage a dinner party in the clouds.

O ya......

Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by Explorers(op): 7:46am On May 11, 2018

Funjosh:
On my way to join them.

Ok now, am with you bro.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by okwabayi(m): 7:50am On May 11, 2018

Something about white people always trying to conquer the highest points on Earth just doesn't sit well with me. What is their obsession with heights?

23,000 feet? It's not high as I thought. The highest meals which take place near-daily occur in aeroplanes. I know very well those travel at 30,000+ feet.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by okwabayi(m): 7:52am On May 11, 2018

tk4rd:
One day, I will stage a dinner party in the clouds.

People do this everyday. You can too: book a flight ticket.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by sirgalahad26(m): 8:31am On May 11, 2018

okwabayi:
Something about white people always trying to conquer the highest points on Earth just doesn't sit well with me. What is their obsession with heights?

23,000 feet? It's not high as I thought. The highest meals which take place near-daily occur in aeroplanes. I know very well those travel at 30,000+ feet.

the difference is clear, they had a party on the highest point on earth, so dont compare it with the individual meals that is being served during air travels daily!

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by okwabayi(m): 8:41am On May 11, 2018

sirgalahad26:
the difference is clear, they had a party on the highest point on earth, so dont compare it with the individual meals that is being served during air travels daily!

Not only individual meals. The US Air Force One contains a conference room which doubles as a dining room. Dining rooms are designed to house multiple people eating at the same time which is no different from what the original poster's pictures convey.

Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by sirgalahad26(m): 9:03am On May 11, 2018

dinner parties and conference meals arent the same, moreso, the emphasis on OP's post states that a dinner party was held on the highest point on earth! this does not corelate with whatsoever party or heights of planes because at that point in time, the plane is not touchin any point on the earth's surface!

okwabayi:
Not only individual meals. The US Air Force One contains a conference room which doubles as a dining room. Dining rooms are designed to house multiple people eating at the same time which is no different from what the original poster's pictures convey.

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by J2381: 9:03am On May 11, 2018

How often does an Avalanche happen on Mt. Everest? grin

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Re: 23,000ft, World's Highest Dinner Party Held On Mountain Everest(Photos) by okwabayi(m): 9:13am On May 11, 2018*

sirgalahad26:
dinner parties and conference meals arent the same

They aren't. You're the one inferring they are. My other post stated "a conference room which doubles as a dining room" thus it could serve for meetings or eating. Two activities one can perform at the same or different times.

moreso, the emphasis on OP's post states that a dinner party was held on the highest point on earth! this does not corelate with whatsoever party or heights of planes because at that point in time, the plane is not touchin any point on the earth's surface!

I agree with you on this. I only chose to make it known humans can do the same at higher altitudes.

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