Ted Atkins

Ian Edward "Ted" Atkins (8 November 1958 – 20 August 2018)[1][2] was an English explorer, engineer, mountaineer and inventor.

[4] Atkins became Staff Officer for the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service in charge of teams in Scotland.

In this role he was awarded his ‘Green Beret’ for work with the Marines on an Antarctic rescue mission where he led one of the two detachments.

From rock and winter climbing, Atkins went to the Alps and onto the Himalayas, first in 1983 to Manaslu then in 1988 onto the West Ridge of Everest, where he became involved with oxygen systems.

At the same time he went to Ama Dablam Base Camp to make an attempt at a world record skydive, in tandem with Tom Noonan, landing at 15,000 feet above sea level.

[5] In 2015, Atkins was advisor to chef Sat Bains when the latter launched an attempt to raise £100,000 for Community Action Nepal by hosting a dinner party 23,000 feet above sea level.