Richard Pattison
Richard Pattison (born in 1975) is a climber from Northumberland in Great Britain, but now resides in Sydney, Australia. He became well known in Northumberland after summitting Everest in 2009, which created front page headlines in the local newspaper "The Journal". The Everest summit also attracted further media attention from BBC Look-North, BBC Radio Newcastle and marketing for the Northumberland County Council. He currently writes a blog on "The Journal" website.