Trail runner Rory Southworth launched a challenge to climb the height of Everest, an altitude of 5,364 metres, in five days in and about trekkers" homes. The virtual basecamp challenge was taken up by a team of about 30 climbers, who completed the task on the evening of 3 April. Southworth said: "There was a lot of negativity among the outdoor community about being confined at home and I wanted to give people a reason to exercise indoors."