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The Star newspaper in Johannesburg covered Deshun's successful summit of Elbrus

"I was determined to be there to support Deshun. 
I don't envy her the other several thousand metres left to climb [Everest] but I know it will be an amazing achievement when she reaches the summit"

Daley Thompson, multiple UK Olympic medallist, in an interview with the Laureus Foundation's international newsletter after he had accompanied Deshun on the arduous trek to Everest South Base camp in April this year to launch her 7 Summits program.

THE TEAM - L to R:    Kelvin Hacket (UK), Deshun Deysel (SA - team leader), Peter Higgins (Australia), Kirsty Sked (Australia), Jan Horn (SA), Daley Thompson (UK).

 The trek highlighted the work of the international Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. 
Select the Everest Trek Diary entries under "Recent Yaks" on this website and retrace their journey through the Nepali Himalayas from Kathmandu to the top of Kala Pattar (the furthest and highest point on the trek) where where one stands right beneath Everest.

On Tuesday, 24 July, Deshun was interviewed by Jenny Crwys-Williams.   
Click here for 702's podcast and listen to them chatting about her experiences as a female mountaineer, her expeditions to the "7 Summits", sponsorship, her work as a speaker, interests and hobbies and a host of other interesting stuff.

On Sunday, 22 July, almost 40 000 people took part in the "Walk the Talk"
to raise funds for Laureus.   Legendary Australian cricketer Steve Waugh and two-time British Olympic decathlon gold medal winner Daley Thompson flew to South Africa to take part in the Discovery 702 Walk the Talk marathon in Johannesburg to raise funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

The 7 Summits project launched in April 2007 with a trek from Kathmandu to Everest's South Base Camp.  
Check out Recent Yaks for the daily Trek Diary and other adventure blogs.

In an article with the Sunday Times recently, female mountaineer Deshun Deysel explained to Claire Keeten that she still has plans to climb Mount Everest and the highest peaks on each continent, commonly known as the Seven Summits.

Skydiving and mountaineering have two things in common. They're both high and dangerous!!
The Johannesburg Skydiving Club hosts hundreds of dives a day on weekends and Deshun's maiden Accelerated Freefall dive has her hooked.  She hopes to complete a licence soon and, naturally, everyone is invited to experience the thrill with her.
It doesn't hurt.    Honest.
Hope to see you there!