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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Inspirational
- Subject: Adventure
- Published: 07/02/2022
CLIMB BEYOND THE LIMIT
Born 1988, M, from ENGLAND, United KingdomThat final stage of the climb was most daring and overwhelming.
After leaving the final camp, Hillary and Tenzing made for the South Summit of Everest, going higher and higher.
When they reached the South Summit, they examined the final ridge leading to the main Summit. It was absolutely monstrous.
To the left, were the upper slopes of the South West face, which towered above the Western Cwm. To the right, were cornices overhanging the East face. One step on a cornice, would send a climber plunging over nine thousand feet to the rising Kangshung glacier.
Some way along the ridge, there was a step, some forty feet high, right by a cornice.
There was only one thing for it.
Hillary and Tenzing had no choice, but to make their way up the ridge, which was the only route from the South Summit to the main Summit.
So they began to make their way up the ridge, which turned out to be far more challenging than the Khumbu Icefall and the Lhotse face put together.
There came a point when the ridge was so narrow, that the climbers had to inch their way along at a snail’s pace.
Furthermore, they were roped together, so if one of them fell, the other would too.
Eventually, they reached the step, which had a shaft leading up the middle. On one side of the shaft was the South West face and on the other, the cornice.
So Hillary made his way up the shaft, just hoping that the cornice wouldn’t fall away. He could sense the Kangshung face almost directly beneath his feet.
Fortunately, both Hillary and Tenzing reached the top of the step.
From that point the ridge was less difficult and they reached the top of Everest.
CLIMB BEYOND THE LIMIT(BEN BROWN)
That final stage of the climb was most daring and overwhelming.
After leaving the final camp, Hillary and Tenzing made for the South Summit of Everest, going higher and higher.
When they reached the South Summit, they examined the final ridge leading to the main Summit. It was absolutely monstrous.
To the left, were the upper slopes of the South West face, which towered above the Western Cwm. To the right, were cornices overhanging the East face. One step on a cornice, would send a climber plunging over nine thousand feet to the rising Kangshung glacier.
Some way along the ridge, there was a step, some forty feet high, right by a cornice.
There was only one thing for it.
Hillary and Tenzing had no choice, but to make their way up the ridge, which was the only route from the South Summit to the main Summit.
So they began to make their way up the ridge, which turned out to be far more challenging than the Khumbu Icefall and the Lhotse face put together.
There came a point when the ridge was so narrow, that the climbers had to inch their way along at a snail’s pace.
Furthermore, they were roped together, so if one of them fell, the other would too.
Eventually, they reached the step, which had a shaft leading up the middle. On one side of the shaft was the South West face and on the other, the cornice.
So Hillary made his way up the shaft, just hoping that the cornice wouldn’t fall away. He could sense the Kangshung face almost directly beneath his feet.
Fortunately, both Hillary and Tenzing reached the top of the step.
From that point the ridge was less difficult and they reached the top of Everest.
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