Terence 'Banjo' Bannon, born 24 November 1967 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland is a

mountaineer Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, an ...

and adventurer. Bannon became the second person from Northern Ireland to reach the summit of

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow heig ...

on 31 May 2003 (The first person was Dawson Stelfox who ascended Everest on 27 May 1993. Bannon was among this party however did not reach the summit.) In 2006 he attempted to climb K2; however the attempt was aborted after the deaths of a number of the expedition members.

Monument

A large stone monolith intended to commemorate Bannon's feat was unveiled by the mayor of Newry, Councillor Jack Patterson, outside

Newry Town Hall Newry Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bank Parade in Newry, Northern Ireland. It was built on a specially-constructed bridge across the Newry River, which forms part of the historic border between County Armagh and County Down. The town ha ...

on 28 May 2004.

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