THE FIRST SKI DESCENT FROM THE TOP OF THE WORLD

On the 7th of October 2000, at 7 am, Slovenian extreme skier Davo Karnicar reached the top of Mt. Everest. One hour later he started skiing from the summit, and has finished his ski descent after 4 and half hours of skiing near the base camp at the attitude of 5360 meters. Davo Karnicar became the first man to complete a ski descent from the Top of the World, after he has lost two fingers in his previous attempt on the north side of the mountain in 1996. This is a story about him, about the expedition which needed only three weeks to reach the top of Mt. Everest, and of course, about his ski descent.

Photos and text by Urban Golob