Jim Morrison is first to ski down Everest’s Hornbein Couloir

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On October 15 American mountaineer Jim Morrison, 50, became the first person to ski the North Face of Mount Everest (29,032 feet) via its most challenging and elusive line, a linkup of the Hornbein and Japanese Couloirs. At 12:45 p.m.local…

Everest’s Hornbein Couloir Is the Greatest Line Never Skied

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A Nepali Man Walked from His Home in Kathmandu to the Summit of Mount Everest

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Opinion: A lifesaving moment at Mount Everest

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Gelje Sherpa says he was guiding a client toward the summit of Everest last month when he noticed another climber hanging onto a rope, alone, in what's called Everest's "death zone.

Three Climbers Are Missing on Mount Everest After a Massive Avalanche

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The Tragic Story Of The 1996 Mount Everest Disaster

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As Jon Krakauer writes in the introduction of "Into Thin Air," even attempting to climb the world's highest mountain "is an intrinsically irrational act — a triumph of desire over sensibility.