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The U.S. runner will chase Kilian Jornet's 2017 North Side record of 26 hours from Base Camp to summit. He also intends to ...
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In May of 1963, National Geographic photographer and correspondent Barry C. Bishop was part of the first American team to summit Mount Everest. It was a feat that nearly drove the team mad, and one ...
Julia Lyubova, 44, summited the tallest mountain in the world this past spring Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and viral, trending content across ...