Last week, while climbing in the Himalaya, alpinists Steve Plain and Jon Gupta nabbed a double-summit of both Everest and Lhotse, and in the process Plain set a speed record for completing the Seven Summits. Along the way, they also filmed their adventure, which you can see highlights of in the clip below. The Everest-Lhotse double is becoming more popular with top mountaineers and you’ll get a better understanding of what that entails thanks to this video.
Kraig is an outdoor and adventure travel writer based in Nashville, TN. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to numerous online and print outlets, including Popular Mechanics, Gear Junkie, Outside Online, National Geographic, Digital Trends, Business Insider, TripSavvy, about.com, and of course The Adventure Blog.
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