A Photo Essay on Mount Everest
Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics, and others with a shaky hold on reality
Curated By: Forbes India Photo Team
In 2001, American Erik Weihenmayer (centre), blind since the age of 13, became the first blind person to scale Everest. He had to rely on his teammates who would shout out instructions and warnings to help him make his way up
