mobile phone call

A British climber has become the first person to make a mobile phone call from the top of Mount Everest. Mountaineer Rod Baber, 36, removed his oxygen mask to make two calls from the mountain's north ridge. In the first call to a special answerphone set up by sponsors Motorola.Although bulky satellite phones have been used on Everest for some time, this is the first time anyone has made a mobile phone call from the top of the mountain.Although bulky satellite phones have been used on Everest for some time, this is the first time anyone has made a mobile phone call from the top of the mountain.