history on Instagram: "In May 1998, 40-year-old Francys Arsentiev became the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. She climbed with her husband, Sergei, but the attempt quickly turned deadly. On the way down from the summit, Francys developed severe altitude sickness and frostbite. She collapsed at over 8,000 meters, unable to move on her own. Sergei tried to bring her down but was forced to leave her temporarily to collect oxygen bottles. When he

Alain Robert | Legendary Free Solo Climber on Instagram: "Climbing freesolo the Holiday Inn garden Court in Johannesburg back in 1998 has been one of my most difficult building in my entire career and it is certainly one of the hardest building freesoloed in the world with Framatome in la défense and the Sears tower in Chicago. None has been repeated since 1998 and 1999 for the Sears . #climbing #freesolo #challenge #mindset #climbinginspiration"