Eric meets the Leader of the Chinese expedition, Wang Yongfeng. Wang was the first Chinese to climb the Seven Summits and has been a friend of Eric's for 15 years. We take an acclimatization day at Camp 1, about 18,300 feet.
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Photo: Eric Simonson Collection
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