The hardest night
The first Australian ascent of Mt Everest in 1984 is one of the great feats of mountaineering. Climbed by a small team semi-alpine style, with no bottled oxygen, via the Great (Norton) Couloir, it remains unrepeated 40 years later.
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In the footsteps of Antarctic pioneers
Aurora Expeditions has launched the most comprehensive Antarctica program yet, packed with adventures sure to be life changing.
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PODCAST: An Evening on Everest with Greg Mortimer
On 25 February 2016, Australian Geographic’s founding editor, Howard Whelan sat down for an intimate conversation with one of Australia’s most accomplished mountaineers, Greg Mortimer.
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Profile: Greg Mortimer
More than 60 years after the first ascent of Mt Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, we talk to mountaineer Greg Mortimer about the first Australian ascent of the world’s highest peak.
