Andy Kirkpatrick's 'WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER' - Makes Ray Mears Look Like Paris Hilton

This autumn, internationally acclaimed mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick will be returning to UK theatres with a new show ‘When Hell Freezes Over’.

Following his successful tour in 2007 with his show ‘Psychovertical’, Andy will be taking to the road again this autumn. One of the UK’s most accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers Andy is a hugely popular speaker on and off the climbing circuit. With his first book due to be published by Random House this Autumn, Andy is definitely a rising star, and has developed his own niche as the only mountaineer with stand-up talents to rival the top comedy acts in the UK.

Andy is well known amongst mountaineers for his strange penchant for climbing in extreme conditions in some of the harshest places on the planet. His new show will focus on his winter expeditions to Patagonia, a treacherous mountain range at the southern most portion of South America, including his recent attempt to climb Torre Egger in 2007. Andy’s show gives a real taste of what it’s like to go on a major expedition, with tales of being trapped on mile high summits in hurricane winds, buried by avalanches, and pushed close to hypothermia whilst lashed to the side of a mountain. A 100 mile-an-hour ride through Andy’s white-knuckle experiences of the last 15 years.

Please note the show contains strong language.

Audience feedback 2007:

“My son and I came to see your talk in High Wycombe last night.  I can honestly say it was the best evening's entertainment I've had in years - thanks very much!  Inspiring and incredibly funny - I can't remember when I last laughed so much.  And my teenage son, who generally finds everything incredibly tedious these days, was also in fits of laughter for the whole evening!”

“You have a natural self effacing style which gives you an immediate rapport with your audience.”

“You're clearly insane but in the best possible way (which is that - you're most definitely not). I was also blown away by your photography. They were incredible shots and really provided a sense of scale and underlined the bonkers things you've done, no matter how much you tried to underplay them!”

“Fantastic, didn't stop laughing. My non-climbing girlfriend thought it was excellent too. If you get the chance – go!”