Field Test

On Everest

Dispatches from the roof of the world

Rebecca Hale, NGM Staff

Hometown Laramie, Wyoming

Everest experience
Climbed in 1986, but did not summit

What this expedition means to you
“I am not one of those who believes mountaineering
to be a noble endeavor. It is not. To attempt Everest,
for me, is to be at play, with friends, on the most
iconic mountain on Earth.”

Mark Jenkins Writer

Mark Jenkins is a seasoned climber and contributing writer for National Geographic;
his story “Last of the Cave People,” ran in February 2012. His books include A Man’s Life: Dispatches From Dangerous Places; The Hard Way: Stories of Danger, Survival, and the Soul of Adventure; To Timbuktu: A Journey Down the Niger; and Off the Map: Bicycling Across Siberia.

Expedition Team

Additional climbers taking the Southeast Ridge route include a team of North Face athletes.
The scientific portion of this expedition includes geologists from Montana State University,
an instructor from the National Outdoor Leadership School, and specialists from the Mayo Clinic.