I took this photo about an hour after digging out of an avalanche that nearly killed me and two friends as we were descending the world’s 13th tallest mountain.

Aug 24, 2017 · When alpinist and photographer Cory Richards dug himself out of an avalanche in 2011, he emerged alive but scarred—an ascendant star in a community that tends to shun the very idea that trauma...

Jul 28, 2016 · Cory Richards’ life changed in 2011 with the force of an avalanche. Richards nearly died on his way down Gasherbrum II, the 13th tallest mountain in the world. The force of the avalanche hit him like a “freight train,” Richards said, and it continues to affect his personal life and career today.

Mar 30, 2017 · After surviving a grade 4 avalanche, adventurer Cory Richards’ first thought was to capture the moment in a photo. His “selfie” wound up on the cover of National Geographic.

In 2011, Cory became the first and only American to climb one of the world’s 8000 m peaks in winter, summiting Gasherbrum II in the Karakoram Himalaya of Pakistan. On the descent, his team was swept away by an avalanche in which they were all …

Jul 10, 2024 · He came close to death, as seen in his short film Cold, while mountain-climbing in some of the most dangerous places in the world. His ice-crusted face appeared on the cover of National Geographic...

"You might recall the look in his eyes from the selfie he snapped after climbing out of an avalanche in the Himalayas at 26,000 feet, or you might know him from his million Instagram followers of his iconic photographs, or you know him as a record-setting, world-class mountaineer.

National Geographic photographer Cory Richards is one of the greatest living climbers in the world, he’s survived an avalanche and has climbed Mount Everest three times. On one of these expeditions, Richards documented his journey on Snapchat, on another he made it to the top with no oxygen support.

Sep 18, 2015 · When he was in the middle of his descent, an avalanche charged the jagged rock face nearly killing him and two others on his expedition. So Cory did something that wouldn’t occur to most people after narrowly surviving a brush with death… he took a selfie.

Jul 10, 2024 · He came close to death, as seen in his short film Cold, while mountain-climbing in some of the most dangerous places in the world. His ice-crusted face appeared on the cover of National Geographic...