'' Rupee '', the dog that reached Mt. Everest

A homeless dog rescued from a dump has become a mountaineer after trekking to 17,000ft above sea level to Mount Everest base camp

Rupee is believed to be the first dog officially recorded at the base camp at 5,364 metres after he joined owner Joanne Lefson on the trip

The dog undertook the gruelling challenge after being rescued by Joanne from a dump site in Ladakh, Northern India

At just eight months old the pup was dying of dehydration and starvation when he was adopted by Joanne

Joanne adopted Rupee and fed him on a high protein diet of boiled eggs and rice.

After eight-and-a-half days, facing snow delays, rainstorms, mudslides and a yak attack en route, Rupee and Lefson reached the Base Camp, before a galloping three-and-a-half-days back down.

The team summited Base Camp on October 26,2013 and a pair of embroidered prayer flags were tied, “with the wish that the Gods above will bestow a home on all the homeless dogs below.”