Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japanâs southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday morning, local time, sending a plethora of smoke and ash 2,000 meters into the sky. Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japanâs southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday morning, local time, sending a plethora of smoke and ash 2,000 meters into the sky. my recent locations Â°f
Their goal was to reach the summit of Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen canisters, a feat that remains rare today but was, in 1978, actually considered scientifically impossible. More than 4,000 people have climbed Mount Everest, but fewer than 200 have done so without oxygen.
In 2012, our eleventh straight summit year, 14 team members reached the summit of Everest (189 climbers in the past 11 years) and two of our team members also summitted Lhotse. The events of 2012 reaffirm our commitment and belief in guiding Everest with small climber-to-guide ratios and highly supported expeditions.