everything you want to know about Paul Deegan
After co-leading an environmental expedition to Everest when he was 18, Paul made two unsuccessful attempts to climb the world's highest mountain in the 1990s. One of these took place during the infamous 'Into Thin Air' season. After a hiatus of eight years, Paul returned to Everest in a final bid to reach the summit. His first book received an award at the U.S. National Outdoor Book Awards. Paul delivers inspirational presentations to companies, universities, schools and clubs.
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- Paul's website
- Absolutely everything you could possibly want to know about Paul
- The big interview
- PPA Editor of the Year, Nick Smith, interviews Paul about how be brings expeditions to life through public speaking.
- 'Phoning home from the summit
- Find out what happened when a member of Paul's team 'phoned home from the summit of a previously unclimbed mountain.
- The ancient path to riches
- Paul has written over 250 articles for magazines and newspapers. This one, for The Sunday Times, is his favourite.
- Acclimatisation advice for Kilimanjaro
- Commissioned by the Royal Geographical Society, Paul's document provides practical advice on ascending Africa's highest mountain without contracting altitude sickness.
- BBC New Television Experts
- As one of the 10 finalists in the BBC's search for New Television Experts, the corporation made a short film about some of Paul's regular - and unique - methods for training for Everest.
- The nature of leadership
- A controversial article on why the best expedition leaders are really expedition managers
- Equipment reviews
- Paul is the Equipment Editor for Geographical magazine. Some of his feature articles are available online.
- When Paul met Johnny
- Johny Vaughan interviews Paul on Channel 4's celebrated programme, 'The Big Breakfast'.
- 2001 An Ice Odyssey
- The official website of Paul's multi-disciplinary expedition to the Himalaya in winter, which he co-organised with Zanskar expert Seb Mankelow.
- Suffering from blisters?
- In this short film which he wrote and presented, Paul gives some useful advice on preventing blisters whilst trekking and hillwalking.
- The Guardian newspaper's special expedition report
- Audio reports from Paul's groundbreaking expedition to Central Asia.
- Snowline Productions
- Paul's production company, which he runs with Al Boardman and Seb Mankelow. Watch films made in the Himalaya, the Brecon Beacons and the Royal Geographical Society.
- The secret weapon
- Damon Coulter's account of our ascent of Mount Fuji in 2004.
- So - did Paul reach the summit of Everest?
- In this interview for The Sunday Post, Paul reveals what happened on his third and final attempt to reach the top of the world.
