Feel like this oil industry slump is going on and on and on? Then spare a thought — and some change — for Upstream stalwart Jamie Ross Mackenzie, who is this month aiming to break a world record in Himalayan territory by running for charity.
The ultra-runner Scot, who is deputy chief sub-editor at this newspaper’s headquarters in Oslo, is attempting to run from Everest Base Camp to Nepal’s capital Katmandu — a distance of 200 miles, or 320 kilometres — non-stop!
“It’s a bit like running from London to Brussels, or New York to Washington, plus climbing the Eiffel Tower more than 30 times, in one go,” says Jamie, who has been training for the run since July and...
