Since the first attempts in the 1970s, high-altitude skiing on Everest has evolved from pure media spectacle to either highly technical efforts or heavily funded corporate descents. The purists' ideal would be a fully unsupported alpine-style ascent combined with an unsupported and continuous summit-to-base ski or snowboard descent. This feat, the "Holy Grail" of high-altitude snowsports, remains a dream. But who has come closest to this ideal? …
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