Climber Duo Snapchat Their Way Up Mount Everest

Even as reports of three dead Everest climbers came in, two experienced climbers made it to the Everest summit while snapchatting their journey upto their moment of achievement.

The details of their expedition have been shared using the snapchat handle EverestNoFilter.

World class mountaineer Adrian Ballinger and photojournalist Cory Richards through their snapchat story shared the raw hardships of this quest to the world’s tallest peak which have often resulted in deadly disasters, even a mountain-induced bad hairdo sometimes.

According to Mashable, as an added challenge, Ballinger and Richards went to the summit (which stretches 29,029 feet above sea level) Everest without the assistance of supplemental oxygen, which can be incredibly challenging, given the low level of oxygen at such high altitudes. But that didn’t seem to deter their excitement one bit!

And although oxygen bottles got stolen, and all the climbers were on an edge, they managed to put up quite eerily fascinating photos of the vast masses of snow during their trek on Instagram.

#Everest stepped up her game today. @coryrichards and I moved with heavy packs to the North Col at 23,000 feet (7000 meters). With plans to spend 3 nights, and hopefully tag quite a bit higher, we needed a lot of gear. Add in some fresh snow, a few safe but attention-getting spindrift avalanches, and some steep climbing, and all of a sudden we have no misconceptions of how challenging our goal will be. #everestnofilter #everest2016

A photo posted by Adrian Ballinger (@adrianballinger) on May 4, 2016 at 6:12am PDT

People often ask what it feels like to be above 26,240 ft. (8,000 m) without oxygen. The best I can do is give you this image...it's the closest I've come to capturing the visceral experience of high altitude. No, it isn't always blurry and chaotic...but the line you are riding is sooooooo thin that only the chaos of an image can approach an accurate translation. I've never been able to tell the tactile story of sounds that are too crisp, but somehow muted, time that flows like molasses but passes without notice, and cold that mutates from tingles to pain to numbness before cognition allows register. This is the best visual approximation I can offer... I don't know why I love high places, but I do. It's a masochistic love affair. It's something @adrianballinger loves as well. As we settle in to the relative comfort of 23,000 ft. on the summit bid, both of us know that the overwhelming odds point to failure. But in the moments of chaos , there is also clarity. What I've learned? To try and fail is every bit as valuable as success so long as you push your own margin and thus gain knowledge. Upwards! Follow the story as we climb on snapchat EverestNoFilter #liveyouradventure @eddiebauer #unfiltered #shotabove8000m

A photo posted by Cory Richards (@coryrichards) on May 21, 2016 at 5:52am PDT

Can you feel the insanity setting in? 10 hours of binge watching Friday Night Lights at 23,000 feet with your climbing buddy sounds pretty good, until you actually try it. Acclimatization rotations are super important. So is resting at these new high altitudes. But man does it suck. Also, anyone care to explain the white dot on my chin? I'm too wasted to make it go away with retouch. #liveyouradventure @eddiebauer #everestnofilter #everest2016

A photo posted by Adrian Ballinger (@adrianballinger) on May 5, 2016 at 3:02am PDT