Cory Richards
Alpinist
Most expeditions tackle Himalayan peaks in summer, when weather is best. Even then, success is a longshot. So when Cory Richards and his team set out in winter 2010 to summit Pakistan’s Gasherbrum II, the world’s thirteenth tallest peak, the odds were against them. Blizzards amplified the mountain’s savagery, yet the team summited, and Cory became the first American to make a Himalayan winter ascent. With a resume including Lhotse, another 8,000-meter giant, and other steep Nepalese peaks, Cory became a rising star of Himalayan alpinism. When he traveled to Everest in 2012, as photographer and climber for a highly publicized, ambitious expedition, the pressure was on. A humbling defeat due to illness forced Cory to examine his motivation in a sport that juggles risk and reward.
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