Everest DJ set a ‘personal success’

PAUL Oakenfold has said his DJ set at nearly 18,000 feet on Mount Everest was a “personal success”.

The three-time Grammynominated musician hiked to Everest Base Camp to throw the “highest party on Earth” and raise funds for survivors of the Nepalese earthquake and other charities.

Oakenfold, 53, said that despite a “few technical problems” the four-hour show was a triumph.

He told the Press Association: “No-one knew if the equipment would work at 18,000 feet. It was a personal success and I think a success for the right reasons.

“We respected the community, we respected the mountain and the climbers.

“It wasn’t a rave – it was an event to raise awareness for the right causes.”