Summiting Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen with Melissa Arnot Reid Shelby Stanger|June 10, 2025 Melissa Arnot Reid is a legendary American mountaineer, adventure guide, and author who has summited Mount Everest six times—more than any other American woman. She was the first American woman to climb and descend Everest without supplemental oxygen, pushing the limits of human endurance. Through extreme challenges and high-risk climbs, Melissa has found strength, resilience, and purpose in the mountains.
What Happened On Everest This Year: The Big Picture Charlotte Austin|June 25, 2019 I summited Everest this season—and there’s more to it than what we saw in headlines.
A New Route On Everest this Spring? Alan Arnette|May 17, 2019 Cory Richards and Esteban “Topo” Mena are aiming to climb the first new route on the peak in 10 years.
A Doctor’s Life At Everest Base Camp Hilary Oliver|May 2, 2019 Dr. Monica Piris takes care of expedition climbers on the world’s highest peaks, and sometimes that means going beyond the role of just a physician.
How to Trek to Everest Base Camp Morgan Tilton|January 31, 2019 Reaching Everest Base Camp is a peak for trekkers—where the journey in the heart of the Himalayas is just as amazing as the reward. Learn more at the REI Co-op Journal.
Lhakpa Sherpa Stands on Top of the World Anna Callaghan|November 1, 2018 The accomplished mountaineer shares what it was like to summit Everest for the ninth time and how she sustains herself—working full-time at a Whole Foods in West Hartford Connecticut, caring for her three kids and launching a guiding business—in between climbs.
