Finding Answers about Life and Love in the Mountain Death Zone By Krista Stevens Highlight “There’s no reflective surfaces when you’re climbing. You’re just who you are.”
The Traffic Jam on Mount Everest that Cost 11 Lives By Krista Stevens Highlight “The crowd seemed incredible—like a bag of Skittles had been scattered down the slope.”
A Mountain and a Range of Memories By Krista Stevens Highlight “After Lathrop died, I could not bring myself to delete his phone number.”
Make Way for Meera By Michelle Weber Highlight She bounded up a mountain humans can only slog up, and she’s the second-best dog in the world (after your dog, obv).
Maintaining Mental Health as a Rescuer in the Grand Tetons By Krista Stevens Highlight “What was important was that each of us had been there; we all, in another way, had blood on our hands—we had all shared the same experiences. We needed each other.”
Bringing Home the Bodies: Deliverance From 27,000 Feet By Krista Stevens Highlight How 12 sherpas recovered two bodies from the 27,000-foot mark of Mount Everest.
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