this was my kangchenjunga axe that i was supplied with.n i received a telegram, saying, "invited on kangchenjunga expedition, letter following, wants to meet you in london, et cetera," i was... i mean, it wasjust incredible, ijust couldn't believe it. the mountain was prone to avalanches, and its terrain was treacherous — butjoe was fearless. that's me. camp 1 was actually in a crevasse, and while we were there, i decided to go and take a bathroom break, so i walked without any fear until i got round the corner, where there was this massive hole. it was the deepest, biggest crevasse i'd ever seen, and i was standing on the same thin bridge that was on the opposite side of the hole, so i very carefully turned around and tried to make myself weightless and crept back round the corner to where it was solid. but it was very nervy stuff. job and his fellow climber george band stopped just short of the summit. it was a promise they'd made to the nepalese authorities — to respect local beliefs that the peak was home to the gods. i got to the top,