Bentley Beetham, born in 1886, spent much of his life living in Cotherstone, near Barnard Castle, where a plaque honouring him has been fixed onto the house where he used to live - number 3 Balder ...

The featured photographs are part of the Royal Geographical Society’s collections and were taken by John Noel, the expedition’s official photographer and cinematographer; Bentley Beetham; and ...

Bentley Beetham rock-climbing in the Lake District By the early 1920s, man had conquered the planet’s poles, but the highest mountain stood out like a sore thumb.

Artist Stephen Livingstone worked with members of the Bentley Beetham Trust to select the images at the heart of Eternal Ascent: Bentley Beetham and the 1924 Everest Expedition.

Bentley Beetham, a County Durham teacher, took part in a historic attempt to conquer Mount Everest.

The name Bentley Beetham has echoes of a genteel distant past, but in his day his tales of derring-do led to a series of articles in the Sunday Sun.

Watch the latest from ITV News - Revisiting the journey of Bentley Beetham, the schoolmaster chosen to brace Mount Everest in 1924.

Mr. Bentley Beetham, of Barnard Castle, who accompanied me and who has before seen the Force under frozen conditions, favours the first-mentioned alternative for the origin of the ice-glaçons.

The Darlington man at the heart of the golden age of explorations Revisiting the journey of Bentley Beetham, the schoolmaster chosen to brace Mount Everest in 1924.

News Greater Manchester News Beetham Tower Residents living near to the 169-metre high Beetham Tower report it making a sound 'like aliens landing in Manchester' Dozens of people reported a ...

The 1924 expedition set out with the aim of its members becoming the first to reach the top of Everest, but became shrouded with tragedy. As well as Bentley Beetham, the party included British ...

Bentley Beetham Trust chairman Graham Ratcliffe said the photographs represented "a timeless record of a world that is fast disappearing".