On the heels of a recent crackdown on fraudulent climbing permits, the Nepali government recently turned its attention to the trekking industry and phony rescue scams that have dogged the country for years.
Listen while Jornet describes his first Mount Everest climb while GPS data from Suunto’s Movescount website shows his progress.
Touted as the most difficult feature on Everest, the Hillary Step has collapsed.
In becoming the first woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, Melissa Arnot climbed Mt. Everest for the sixth time.