Mountaineering
Meet Vasu Sojitra: The Athlete Challenging Ideas About What Is Possible
Climbing and skiing Denali in Alaska, elevation 20,310 feet, is grueling. Mountaineers endure blizzards, high altitude and weeks in subzero temperatures as they slowly make their way up the highest peak in North America. Vasu Sojitra did it on one leg. At the age of 9 months, Mr. Sojitra’s right leg was amputated because of […]
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The Loneliest Mountaineer on Everest
The tattered remains of an orange tent flap in the wind. A single rope dangles from a 300-foot wall of rock. The sound of crampons squeaking on snow and ice breaks the silence. Only one backpack appears, and it belongs to Jost Kobusch, a German who right now might best be described as the loneliest […]
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Meet the Woman Who Helped Set a Speed Record on a Classic Alpine Ski Route
So how did you and Ms. Gerardi team up? It was February or March 2019, and we both did a 1,000-meter vertical ski race. Hillary won, and I came in second. We were waiting for the awards ceremony after the race and my partner, Ben, heard her talking about how she wanted to set a […]
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