Tahoe guide documenting Everest climb
By Adrian Ballinger, Outside
A lot of the stories and images of Everest you’ve seen have been carefully curated by the storytellers to show the rad and beautiful parts of the mountain. This year, photographer Cory Richards and I aim to change that.
This month, the two of us are going to Snapchat various parts of our journey to and up the north side of Everest. (My Tahoe-based guide company, Alpenglow, moved to the north side of the mountain after the 2014 incident in the Khumbu Icefall that killed 16 Sherpas.)
Along the way, we’ll post short videos and photos in real-time to depict an unfiltered look at an unfiltered climb during a crucial season on a changing Everest. We chose Snapchat because “snaps”—unlike posts to Instagram or Facebook—must be posted immediately from a phone’s camera. If we’re successful, you’ll have a complete chronicle of our journey.
