Doug Brockmeyer - Conquering Mount Everest
Reaching the top of Mount Everest - the highest point on the planet at nearly 30,000 feet - is a legendary feat that less than 4,500 people have accomplished in human history. The trek to the summit takes months of physical preparation and weeks of acclimatization to get climbers used to the mountain's oxygen-starved altitudes. Climbing Mount Everest is among the most dangerous pursuits in the world, with a fatality rate of almost 9 percent of climbers who attempt to summit. To date approxima...