Facing the 5th Tallest Mountain With No Oxygen When the Avalanche Danger Turns Extreme
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Emily Harrington and Adrian Ballinger face the 5th highest peak, Makalu, without oxygen and are eventually forced turn back early after the avalanche danger becomes extreme. But, not without first capturing amazing vistas showing the Himalayas, collapsing into tears of exhaustion, and putting in some sweet "survival turns" up above 20,000 ft though.
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It's not often enough that we get to see the footage where climbers or mountaineers didn't make it to the summit, but it happens to all the time. In the end, even if the summit is the goal, it's usually the journey that makes for interesting footage anyways.
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Maya Hunger
AuthorJournalist by training, dirtbag by bank account, environmentalist by passion, sea kayak guide & road bike guide in the summer, skier at heart.
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