1974

The only person to attempt to summit 29,028-foot Mt. Everest this year was Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki. Nobu has already lost 9 fingers attempting to climb Everest 4 different times. “I tried hard taking all my energy, but it took too much time to move in deep deep snow.” “I realised if I kept going, I wouldn’t be able to come back alive.” […]