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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News
Youngest Aussie on Everest says “go for it” despite risks
Alyssa Azar recently became the youngest Australian to reach the summit of Mt Everest. AG spoke to her about her epic feat, amid increased controversy surrounding the dangers of taking on the world’s highest peak.
Adventure
VIDEO: “Busting for a leak on Everest”
In this funny snippet from Jon Muir’s Trailblazers Talk on Tuesday night, the renowned Aussie adventurer talks about a particular feeling of relief he had when reaching the summit of Mt Everest.
Adventure
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.
Adventure
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.
News
Everest avalanche captured on video
The terrifying moment that a deadly avalanche hit Mt Everest Base Camp was caught on film.
Adventure
End of the 2014 Mt Everest season
As the Mt Everest climbing season prematurely ends, the Sherpas will still be the ones most affected.
Adventure
Gallery: Climbing Mount Everest
Australian husband and wife team have survived cancer and now they’ve survived the climb up the world’s highest mountain.
History & Culture
Gallery: First mountaineers of Mt Everest summit 60 years ago
It’s been 60 years since two men first claimed Everest’s summit, but hundreds still attempt it every year.
Adventure
Andrew Lock: life in the death zone
Andrew Lock was the first Australian to climb all 14 of the world’s mountains higher than 8000m.