Intrepid Reg fan Alex Cooksey has set a new vulture merchandising altitude record of 14,000ft during a daredevil ascent of Nepal's Annapurna. Intrepid Alex - supported only by 35 native bearers and a Medivac chopper - fought his way from the tourist bus to the bar in a nightmare thirty-yard trek through driving snow.

Alex has deservedly won himself a bag of Reg goodies for his Captain Oates impersonation. Click here (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/31/12484.html) to see how you too can join the Vulture hall of fame. If you think you're hard enough. ®