Mountaineer and “Conference Keynote Speaker” Kenton Cool, which can’t be his real name but anyway, is claiming to have sent the first tweet from the top of Mount Everest – using a Samsung Galaxy S II.

It’s a little odd that he chose to mention the brand name of the phone used. It is almost as if Samsung is in some way sponsoring his expedition and has agreed to provide him with equipment in return for a newsworthy advert that coincides with the launch of the phone, IS IT NOT?

Anyway. Kenton got a free phone, Samsung gets a positive mention in the news and we get an update out of it, so everyone wins on the pointless, soul-sapping merry-go-round of mobile phone publicity. Thanks to Matt for the tip.