Turning point...
Cory Richards, a National Geographic photographer, reflects on his adventures, discomforts and struggles -- and especially on surviving an avalanche in the Himalayas -- in a new video on twistedsifter.com.
Richards, who is an experienced mountaineer, and his partners were descending from the 8,000-meter peak of Gasherbrum II in Pakistan in the winter of 2011 when they were hit by a massive wall of snow and ice.
"Once the avalanche took us, there was no more fear," said Richards, who documented the whole experience.
"You're dying. You are trying to swim in the snow, stay on top. All of a sudden we stopped and my face was on the surface," Richards told Fitz Cahall on nationalgeographic.com.
Richards took the photo of his face above just after realizing he had survived. It appeared on the cover of the National Geographic.
And it changed his life..."to tell the story of what it means to hurt, to triumph, to be human," he said.
For the video on Richard's extraordinary experiences and the stories he tells through his excellent photography: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/the-richness-that-comes-with-struggle-cory-richards/
Cory Richards, National Geographic
Avalanche Inspires Survivor
Cory Richards, a National Geographic photographer, reflects on his adventures, discomforts and struggles -- and especially on surviving an avalanche in the Himalayas -- in a new video on twistedsifter.com.
Richards, who is an experienced mountaineer, and his partners were descending from the 8,000-meter peak of Gasherbrum II in Pakistan in the winter of 2011 when they were hit by a massive wall of snow and ice.
"Once the avalanche took us, there was no more fear," said Richards, who documented the whole experience.
"You're dying. You are trying to swim in the snow, stay on top. All of a sudden we stopped and my face was on the surface," Richards told Fitz Cahall on nationalgeographic.com.
Richards took the photo of his face above just after realizing he had survived. It appeared on the cover of the National Geographic.
And it changed his life..."to tell the story of what it means to hurt, to triumph, to be human," he said.
For the video on Richard's extraordinary experiences and the stories he tells through his excellent photography: http://twistedsifter.com/videos/the-richness-that-comes-with-struggle-cory-richards/
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