On the push for the summit of Everest, a climber burns an average of 20,000 calories a day (and 10,000 a day for the rest of the climb). Romney's Kendal Mint cake has a fresh mint flavour, maintains consistence over a wide range of temperatures and is packed with carbohydrates. A member of the successful Everest expedition wrote – 'It was easily the most popular item on our high altitude ration – our only criticism was that we did not have enough of it.

It was famously carried by Sir Edmund Hillary and his team on the first ever ascent of Mount Everest in 1953, and Sir Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17. A member of the team wrote: “It was easily the most popular item in our high-altitude ration packs – our only criticism is that we did not have enough of it. produced Kendal Mint Cake for the first time back in 1918 based on an original recipe from Joseph Wiper back in 1869. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay also nibbled on it during the first successful climb to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 (it was also taken on earlier attempts in the 1920s and 30s). This small bar of Romney's Kendel Mint Cake is packed with sugars and mint tasting to provide you with the energy you may loose when your out hiking the mountains.

As the oldest manufacturer of Mint Cake in existence we feel confident in our claim to be “The Home of Kendal Mint Cake”. Kendal is famous for Kendal Mint Cake – a traditional confectionary that’s sweet, distinctive and packed full of energy (just like us locals).

More recently, film star Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman packed Kendal Mint Cake for their epic round-the-world trip on motorbikes – Long Way Round.also saw the launch of Monopoly - The Lakes Edition, where Romney's feature on the board, a dedicated chance card and the front of the box alongside other iconic Lake District companies. It is produced by a family run business and is now a great staple for walkers and hikers alike across the globe, and has been popularised by Sir Edmund Hilary's climb to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.