An adventurous Bahraini father-son duo have been training for months to trek to the Everest Base Camp, for a second time, next week as part of their one-month expedition in Nepal.
At 63 years, Dr Ahmed Shakeeb, a retired plastic and burn surgeon, is one of the oldest men in the region to take up the challenge – which he has done almost 30 times since 1990.
His son, 15-year-old Ali, has been training for the last few weeks by running 7km a day, carrying a 7kg backpack and 2kg dumbbells in each hand, to increase his tolerance and strength for the upcoming journey.
