Check out the story of David Tait’s 2013 Everest Summit, read it here.
“Above the Hillary one senses success – the approach ridge is guarded by a furious gale, seemingly hidden until this precise moment. It rears, screams in your ears, sears your exposed skin and tries desperately to throw you like an unwanted intruder from your precarious path. I felt my skin literally burn with the assault….”
Atop the Rox 