[June 2019] Cory Richards has twice ascended the roof of the world, Mount Everest, and recently he and Ecuadorian mountaineer Esteban ‘Tobo’ Mena (Esteban ‘Topo’ Mena) teamed up to start a new Everest expedition. This time, they chose a very challenging route and climbed without oxygen supply. In the end, due to the bad weather and the difficult environment, they could not go the whole way.
Corey Richards returns to Everest, Vacheron Constantin praises his tenacity for adventure
Vacheron Constantin expressed his appreciation and respect for the courage and tenacity shown by this extraordinary personality, which also fully explained the connotation of “unique” advocated by the brand.
The successful ascent to the roof of the world at 8,848 meters above sea level is considered a feat. Since May 29, 1953, mountaineering pioneers Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing Norgay successfully reached Everest for the first time, only about one-third The challenger really boarded the towering Himalayan peak. Only 2% of them do not rely on oxygen breathing aids, and Corey Richards is one of them. He has successfully reached the summit twice in 2012 and 2016, including anaerobic climbing in 2016. This not only allowed him to experience the joy of adventure, but also strengthened his determination to constantly push beyond his limits and launch new challenges. This time, he chose the route on the northern slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, which is famous for its extremely dangerous environment.
Corey Richards goes to Everest again
To complete the journey, Corey Richards and his companions began physical and mental preparations ten months ago. After a long period of adaptive training, you still need to wait for ideal weather conditions to complete this long and difficult climbing challenge. From a standard atmospheric pressure (1 atm) environment, during climbing to an altitude of 8000 meters (atmospheric pressure is only 0.32 atm), the climber’s physical and psychological experience will undergo various tests. At the same time, the temperature may drop to minus 40 ° Experience thermal shock at C degrees Celsius. All kinds of constraints, risks and challenges must be faced by climbers and the watches they wear, and it is through this extreme environment that nature shows its powerful power to climbers.
Unfortunately, 40 hours after leaving base camp, Corey and Esteban were in trouble. Due to the bad weather, they returned to an altitude of 7,600 meters. After climbing for 12 hours on the first day, Corey reluctantly chose to spend the night in an open-air camp at a location that is not ideal at 7,300 meters above sea level. Early the next morning, despite lack of sleep and lack of energy, he decided to move on and climbed for three hours in a mixed terrain. However, considering the difficulty of climbing the subsequent route, he decided to return again and wait for the weather to improve. Unfortunately, the weather has not improved, and eventually, Curry decided to end this year’s challenges ahead of time.
‘This year’s hard work is coming to an end. I have joined many other expeditions and routes. It has taken several quarters to complete these expeditions, and I am preparing for another attempt in the next quarter! Will I feel lost? Of course. Is the reality cruel? Indeed. It takes 12 months to get better, stronger, more advanced, and more brave! Thanks to Everest for making this quarter so real! ‘Corey Richards said.
In the coming year, there is no doubt that he will carefully prepare for the next summit.
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