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Skiing Everest

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 cwarby 18 Feb 2017
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article...

Amazing and sad. Bet those climbers he past were stunned!
Chris
 Brass Nipples 18 Feb 2017
In reply to cwarby:

10 years old and didn't someone ski sections of Everest in the 80's as well?

 TheFasting 18 Feb 2017
In reply to Lion Bakes:

Yeah he was first to ski the north face (specifically the Norton Couloir IIRC)
 Niblet 18 Feb 2017
In reply to Lion Bakes:

youtube.com/watch?v=eiOOOw4tXzs&

Yuichiro Miura skied down in 1970. Or he skied most of it, then fell the rest. But made it out ok.

“Miura skied 6,600 feet (2000 m) in 2 minutes and 20 seconds and fell 1,320 feet down the steep Lhotse face from the Yellow Band just below the South Col"
 Brass Nipples 18 Feb 2017
In reply to cwarby:

Actually having looked it up there's quite a few ski descents, including a north face one in mid 90's

OP cwarby 18 Feb 2017
In reply to Lion Bakes:

Fair enough, saw the banner on a website login page and simply thought "bonkers". Appreciate this may not be first, but the video is great. Just love the idea of all these paying clients (maybe) struggling for breath and seeing this apparition of a skier!
Chris
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