One Slovenian ski instructor has as the first man in the world drove down the
world's highest mountain Mount Everest. 38 year old Davo Karnicar used only 5
hours to ski down the 8848 metres high mountain to the base camp on 5340 meters.
The 7th October was Davo Karnicar`s historical day for his fantastic ski
descent in Nepal. He just took some few breaks and didn't take off his skis.
Look below of some of his unique photos from his expedition and extreme sport
performance (from his web site: www.everest.simobil.si):
Photo (left): Skiing down the Mount Everest. The
thrill goes on
Photo (above): Everest summit, as seen from Khala
Patar through a telelens.
I have planned this for a long time, writes Karnicar on his web site. Already
in 1996 his big venture dream started. He added that he made this trip without
getting frost injuries. Karnicar had a camera bound to his helmet, so he could
film his stunt trip down the steep mountain hills.
Photo: Skiing under iceblocks. Nearly 200 climbers
have lost their life trying to reach the summit.
Some people take definitely higher risks than other. In one way it is
incredible impressing, but how far will you go to risk your life for an
extraordinary experience?
Stein Morten Lund, 11
October 2000
Additional
information
Read more about the adventurer, mountaineer and
great skier Davo Karnicar on his web site. Here you can see his fantastic photo
gallery too. Click on the link: www.everest.simobil.si
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