You’ve got questions, Adrian Ballinger has answers. In this video, the elite mountain guide fields some of the most common questions that we have about 8000 meter peaks, providing some very interesting and insightful answers. After all, this is a guy who has been up Everest more than a few times and has managed to summit that mountain—along with K2—without the use of bottled oxygen. Chances are, even if you already know a lot about the 14 highest mountains in the world, you still might learn a thing or two here.
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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