News 2006
Check out the expedition news from 2006 below or for other years click 2004 or 2005.

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10 October
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

Read Stuart's World Mental Health day message by clicking here and remember to leave your own message in our guestbook by clicking here.

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22 September
British Medical Journal publishes Stuart
The world’s most respected medical publication has printed an article written by Stuart about his life.

In “A patient’s journey: living with paranoid schizophrenia” Stuart talks about his life since his 1991 trip to Moscow which triggered his diagnosis.  Published in this months Journal, Stuart talks about the events leading up to and after his diagnosis and why reaching the summit of Everest is his greatest ambition.

If you would like to read the article please click here.

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3 September
Stuart on the UK’s BBC National Radio Five Live.

Stuart has taking part in the Julian Worricker show "Worricker on Sunday” on the UK’s BBC Radio Five Live.

The show had an in-dept feature on mental heath in UK society exploring views and opinions on the recent financial cut backs on mental health services in the NHS. As many as one in four UK adults will suffer from a mental illness at some point in their lives. In the Five Live Report, Elodie Harper investigates why so little is being done to protect this vast, yet stigmatised group. As she uncovers, despite numerous government promises of reform, thousands of people's lives are still being made a misery by poor community care, crippling NHS budget cuts and widespread discrimination.

To listen again to the show please click here.

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6 July 2006
Retail therapy ascends expedition
The One Mans Mountain team, supporting Stuart’s epic journey to the top of the world, have today launched a new on-line store to sell exclusive expedition merchandise and limited edition photographic prints.  All profits from purchases will go towards the expedition and UK mental health charity SANE.

In April 2007 will Stuart will struggle against sub-zero temperatures, extreme weather, the immense physical strain endured when climbing to the height of jumbo jets and an intense mental fight caused by schizophrenia to finally conquer a 10 year conflict with his mind.

51 million people worldwide have schizophrenia (over 1% of the planets population) so please visit the shop and support Stuart and the team to prove that there is a life after diagnosis. Click on to www.shop.onemansmountain.com to start shopping.

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12 June 2006
Climbing Paranoia
Stuart is interviewed in the Bournemouth Echo. More...

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5 June 2006
One Mans Mountain web site archived forever.
The British Library has selected the One Mans Mountain web site to be part of a pilot scheme to archive the internet.  The National Web Archive will maintain a copy of sites which represent the UK to form part of a permanent collection.

“With the life of an average website estimated to be around 44 days (about the same lifespan as a housefly) there is a danger that invaluable scholarly, cultural and scientific resources will be lost to future generations.” UK Web Archiving Consortium

The British Library is a founding member of the UK Web Archiving Consortium consisting of The British Library, JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee), the National Archives, the National Library of Scotland, the National Library of Wales and the Wellcome Library.

For more information on the archive click here.

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1 June 2006
Documentary Footage from Mera Peak on-line
Footage from the training expedition to Mera Peakj in April has been edited into a new test video for the documentary.  To watch the new edit please click here.

A Tale of Two Mountains will capture Stuart’s epic Everest attempt next year in a defining journey which will see him battle against sub-zero temperatures, extreme weather, the immense physical strain and the intense mental stress to finally conquer a 10 year battle with his mind.

The team behind the documentary will commence pre-production on this amazing tale this autumn.  Schizophrenia is a feared and forgotten illness which destroys families and wrecks the lives of over 51 million people worldwide.  Everyone involved with the project is committed to challenging the illness and the stereotypical image it portrays.  With over 250 000 Britons diagnosed with Schizophrenia the team hope that the final film will inspire people to rethink perceptions of the illness and provide hope to those living each day with the hidden illness for which there is no cure.

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28 May 2006
A Tale of Two Mountains in Cannes
The documentary team capturing the epic expedition to Everest returned from the 59^th Cannes Film Festival this week on a high after generating major interest for the film.

The documentary will follow Stuart from this autumn as he prepares to ascend Everest to prove that our mind is our biggest hurdle.  The team are talking to the BBC, Film Four and Canel + about the documentary which is set to be one of the most anticipated documentaries of 2007.

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8 May 2006
Stuarts Epic Adventure on BBC web site
The BBC have featured Stuarts expedition to Mera Peak on the BBC News In Pictures web site.  During the training expedition to Mera Peak, Stuart had some opportunities to capture some amazing images of the region which are now on-line with a commentary written by Stuart. More...

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28 April 2006
Stuart Returns from 4800 metre high Mera Peak
Mental Health hero Stuart Baker-Brown returned from trekking 4800 metres up Mera Peak in Nepal as part of his training for his summit attempt on Mount Everest next year.  "Trekking up Mera Peak was the hardest thing I have ever done", Stuart commented "There were shear drops everywhere."  The team trekked for 3 weeks in conditions close to those on Mount Everest. "Its been ideal training for me.  My medication has worked and I have not had as much altitude sickness as I expected."

The weather stopped the team from reaching the top of Mera Peak but Stuart would like to return to conquer Mera before the end of the year "I know I can reach the top of Everest and now I know what training I need to do this year to make sure it happens."  During the trek Stuart kept written diaries which are available by clicking here.

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20 April 2006
Donate On-Line
Over 1% of our population has Schizophrenia and there is currently no cure.  Stuarts Everest expedition will send hope to millions of people around the world impacted by Schizophrenia.  The cost of climbing Mount Everest is high, only with your help can the expedition succeed, please donate on-line by clicking here.

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5 April 2006
Its cold at Mera Peak!
With deep snow, sub-zero temperatures and a hidden illness, Stuart starts his ascend of the 6500 meter high Mera Peak. To read the full story in Expedition News by clicking here.

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27 March 2006
Stuart goes Global!
The OneMansMountain expedition to Everest is getting a lot of coverage on website, message boards, blogs and press editorial. Click on the links below to see how Stuart and the expedition is being reported around the world.

Utivera - outdoors magazine in Iceland. More...
Schizophrenia.com
Psych Central.com
Mental Health.org
Battling Schizophrenia.com
Blogs - Roll Dance

20 March 2006
Stuart leaves for Nepal
At 5am on Monday 20 March Stuart left his Dorset home and travelled towards his final destination, Mera Peak - 6500m above the sea.  This will be Stuarts toughest challenge but a vital training trek if he is to succeed with the Everest Expedition next year. Stuart will be sending back regular reports on his progress, if you would like to be kept up-to-date join our newsletter by clicking here.

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14 March 2006
Man in Everest Challenge to fight mental illness stigma
Stuarts story has been featured on the Press Association's Community Newswire. More...

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1 March 2006
One Mans Mountain Web Site Launch
After hours of hard work by the design team at Carswell Gould Associates, the web site promoting Stuart Baker-Brown’s One Mans Mountain Everest Expedition has launched.

In April 2007, Stuart Baker-Brown will ascend Mount Everest and become the first person with Paranoid Schizophrenia to stand on top of the world. As the expeditions first sponsor, Carswell Gould Associates have created a web site to support the expedition. The site contains exclusive information on Stuart and the progress of the expedition. You can also contact the team and help raise much needed funds.

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12 February 2006
A Beautiful Mind - A Volunteer's Battle To Beat Stigma
An interview with Stuart has been published on the Volunteering England web site. In the interview Stuart talks about his experiences as a volunteer helping UK based mental health charity Rethink. Stuart also talks about the awards he has recently won and the challenges which he faces everyday. To read the article go to www.volunteeringengland.info

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5 February 2006
My mental health - Stuart In Mental Health Practice Magazine
It has been suggested that I should write this article almost as a stream of consciousness. So, immediately I think to myself, what is consciousness? More...

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