On the way up



Photo Title

On the way up

Photographer/Creator

Linus Meyer

Collection

Publisher

Freelance

Caption/Description

On the way up. 030106 Chamonix / France. Extreme skier Tomas Olsson trains in the Mount Blanc Massif in France. Tomas trained to be the first person ever to ski down the North face of Mount Everest. May 16, 2006 Tomas skied down from the top of Mount Everest but during a rappel he fell and was found dead four days later at the base of north wall.

Citation

Linus Meyer, "On the way up," in POYi Archive, Item #45276, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45276 (accessed April 21, 2025).

Date Added

05.02.2011