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. >> two expert american climbers, adrian ballinger, and cory richards expected to summit are using livechats to show the world extremes. since tenzing norgay and edmund hillary have conquered everest. 260 have died trying to reach the heavens. to date bodies of two more indian climbers were found. >> too many climbers trying to descend at the same time may have led to bottlenecks that kept people at higher altitudes until the path cleared. norah since 1900, at least one person has died on everest every year. >> we'll be watching the two american climbers to see how they do. don, thank you. >>,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the death of freddie gray in baltimore last year and the riots hat followed, put a spotlight on a city plagued by violence. we end tonight with one woman's campaign to keep the children of baltimore safe. here's jeff pegues. >> you going in? >> reporter: every day after school in one of baltimore's toughest neighborhoods, 100 kids pack into this small room. simply to have fun. >> are you eating or playing? you can't do both. >> the founder of the kids safe zone. >> wasn't this an ol
. >> two expert american climbers, adrian ballinger, and cory richards expected to summit are using livechats to show the world extremes. since tenzing norgay and edmund hillary have conquered everest. 260 have died trying to reach the heavens. to date bodies of two more indian climbers were found. >> too many climbers trying to descend at the same time may have led to bottlenecks that kept people at higher altitudes until the path cleared. norah since 1900, at least one person has...
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demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. >>> we have been following the story of adrian ballinger and coryd two professional climbers snapchatting their way to the top of mt. everest. they're making their final assault on the summit this morning without the aid of oxygen. it goes without saying this is a dangerous sport. this season five climbers have died on the mountain. dana jacobson reports. >> nearly 400 mountain climbers around the world have summited everest since early may, thanks to favorable weather. in the midst of their triumph one cannot forget more than 250 people have died climbing the peak since it was first conquered in 1953. as of this morning, five more names have been added to that somber list. three climbers from india, paresh nath, goutam ghosh and one more confirmed dead early monday. the same weekend two others died, 36-year-old, eric arnold friday night. and 34-year-old australian, marisa strideham. >> arnold trained for years on his fifth expedition. friday his twitter account announced he made the summit. on his descent he complained of symptoms associated with a
demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. >>> we have been following the story of adrian ballinger and coryd two professional climbers snapchatting their way to the top of mt. everest. they're making their final assault on the summit this morning without the aid of oxygen. it goes without saying this is a dangerous sport. this season five climbers have died on the mountain. dana jacobson reports. >> nearly 400 mountain climbers around the world have summited everest since early may,...
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adrian ballinger and cory richards left base camp to begin a six-day climb to the top. interview you'll see only on "cbs this morning" they show us their plans for the summit. dana jacobson is here with how they survived a dangerous night on the morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. when we last checked in with professional climbers adrian ballinger and cory richards, they had just been hit by a monster storm on the north side of mt. everest. while they were unharmed, it's a stark reminder how dangerous this mountain is, particularly for two men climbing without the help of extra oxygen. when adrian ballinger and cory richards face a brutal storm, with winds approaching 50 miles per hour. >> we just dug it out. >> reporter: their bodies were already depleted from climbing to 25,000 feet where the air is thin. >> your body is literally starved of oxygen. so everything you do makes you out of breath. >> we made the decision this kind of weather, no break, we've got to go down. >> we were battered the next morning. what you're seeing in the photographs and sort
adrian ballinger and cory richards left base camp to begin a six-day climb to the top. interview you'll see only on "cbs this morning" they show us their plans for the summit. dana jacobson is here with how they survived a dangerous night on the morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. when we last checked in with professional climbers adrian ballinger and cory richards, they had just been hit by a monster storm on the north side of mt. everest. while they were...
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like telling the stories of it and inspire or raise questions with people at home. >> reporter: adrian ballingere always documented their ballinger has already steummid everest six times. richards, a photojournalist for "national geographic" was almost killed in an avalanche on one of the highest mountains in pakistan. this year, the two accomplished climbers are attempting something new on the tallest mountain in the world. >> over 25,000 feet. i'm pretty sure the highest human on the planet. >> reporter: they're sharing their entire journey as it happens. >> winds up here now. >> reporter: on snapchat. a popular mobile app where they're posting under the user name "everest no filter." >> the whole point is to give an unfiltered look at the whole thing. we can't make the picture pretty. we can't edit the video. it's just instantaneous. >> what does that mean? means we need patience. >> reporter: they shoot everything on their phones. >> we've got a heater and a satellite internet terminal. >> set it up, get it connected to the satellite, and press retry, retry, retry on snapchat until it finall
like telling the stories of it and inspire or raise questions with people at home. >> reporter: adrian ballingere always documented their ballinger has already steummid everest six times. richards, a photojournalist for "national geographic" was almost killed in an avalanche on one of the highest mountains in pakistan. this year, the two accomplished climbers are attempting something new on the tallest mountain in the world. >> over 25,000 feet. i'm pretty sure the highest...
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this is video of adrian ballinger and his friend corey richards. their goal, to be the first to reach the top while documenting the entire experience on snapch snapchat. >> we just finished right here over 25,000 feet. i'm pretty sure i'm the highest human on the planet. >> every step is hard work now. man, is it beautiful. >> you can follow the journey by becoming friends with the everest account. they appear to be getting very close to the top. >> that's fun. >>> if your smart watch screen is too small for your fingers, you can make it bigger by turning your arm into the touchpad. no kidding. researchers at carnegie mellon university came up with technology that turns your skin into a touch sensor. the device called skin track sends high frequency signals into the user's arm. that way it will react when touched. they hope the technology can be integrated into future smart watches. we'll all be doing this, right? >> exactly. do you know what was too small for me today? the umbrella. >> oh, you needed one. it really came down in spots. >>> sandhya
this is video of adrian ballinger and his friend corey richards. their goal, to be the first to reach the top while documenting the entire experience on snapch snapchat. >> we just finished right here over 25,000 feet. i'm pretty sure i'm the highest human on the planet. >> every step is hard work now. man, is it beautiful. >> you can follow the journey by becoming friends with the everest account. they appear to be getting very close to the top. >> that's fun....
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. >> reporter: two experts american climbers, adrian ballinger and cory richards, expected to summity are using live snapchats to show the world the extremes climbers endures. since tenzing norgay and edmund hillary conquered everest in 1953, 4,000 climb verse managed to do the same, but over 260 have tried trying the reach the heavens. today, the bodies of two more indian climbers were found. too many climbers trying to descend at the same time may have led to bottlenecks that kept people at the higher altitudes until the path cleared. norah, since 1900, at least one person has died on everest every year. >> o'donnell: we'll be watching those two american climbers to see how they do. don, thank you very much. >> reporter: sure. >> o'donnell: in a moment, keeping kids safe in one of the most dangerous cities in america. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain stop further joint damage, an
. >> reporter: two experts american climbers, adrian ballinger and cory richards, expected to summity are using live snapchats to show the world the extremes climbers endures. since tenzing norgay and edmund hillary conquered everest in 1953, 4,000 climb verse managed to do the same, but over 260 have tried trying the reach the heavens. today, the bodies of two more indian climbers were found. too many climbers trying to descend at the same time may have led to bottlenecks that kept...
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. >> reporter: when adrian ballinger and richard faced a brutal storm -- >> tent collapsing on itselfwinds approaching 50 miles per hour. >> we got out and dug it out. >> reporter: their bodies were already depleted from climbing to nrly 25,000 feet, where the air is thin. >> your body is literally starved of oxygen. so everything that you do makes you out of breath. >> we've made the decision now that with this kind of weather no seeming brakes, we've got to go down. >> whoo! >> we were battered the next morning. and what you're seeing in the photographs and sort of the snaps is just pure exhaustion. >> we just got our asses handed to us. >> reporter: ballinger has led over 500 climate expeditions on five continents as the owner of al pennglow expeditions while richard was named one of national geographic's adventurers of the year in 2012. they're both part of eddie bauer's athlete team. >> they break us to the edge, and finding where that edge is and then figuring out if we can still achieve the -- that's what he i love about this. >> here we go again. >> so the very next day we wok
. >> reporter: when adrian ballinger and richard faced a brutal storm -- >> tent collapsing on itselfwinds approaching 50 miles per hour. >> we got out and dug it out. >> reporter: their bodies were already depleted from climbing to nrly 25,000 feet, where the air is thin. >> your body is literally starved of oxygen. so everything that you do makes you out of breath. >> we've made the decision now that with this kind of weather no seeming brakes, we've got to...
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. >> climbing partner and friend adrian ballinger failed to reach the peak, forced to turn back because everest, the separation between life and death is sometimes razor thin. >> the death zone. >> dun-dun-dun. >> exactly. as you go higher, your body just simply can't regenerate. every minute spent above that altitude puts you, without trying to be too dramatic here, puts you closer to death. the margin for error drops to zero. if you screw up, you die. >> at 5 1/2 miles above the earth, the atmosphere thins and oxygen levels are significantly lower. only about a third of what you'd find at sea level. doing anything is exhausting. >> making my way slowly uphill. >> throughout their journey, they've been sharing their adventure to the top of the world on the social media app snapchat. >> the old saying is going up is optional, coming down is mandatory. that's rule number one. snapping, number two. >> cory richards made it down from the summit to a lower camp earlier this month, reunited with adrian. the two are expected to make their way back down the mountain together today, actually ge
. >> climbing partner and friend adrian ballinger failed to reach the peak, forced to turn back because everest, the separation between life and death is sometimes razor thin. >> the death zone. >> dun-dun-dun. >> exactly. as you go higher, your body just simply can't regenerate. every minute spent above that altitude puts you, without trying to be too dramatic here, puts you closer to death. the margin for error drops to zero. if you screw up, you die. >> at 5 1/2...
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adrian ballinger and cory richard climbed thousands of feet, but a storm took over on the mountain'sside. >> getting [ bleep ] kicked out. for 14 hours. >> real bad weather. >> ever being this mountain is tumbling. we weren't expecting this. we are worked. >> everest, whoo! >> whoo! >> want to go home, he said. we want you to come home, too. the pair made it through the poor weather and are resting. on the south side, a clear sky is helping other climbers reach the top faster. don't you marvel that they still have a sense of newsroom all that? >> i know. -- sense of humor about all that? >> i know. >> and sanity. they said the tent is collapsing on us. >> yes. showing it in realtime. >> we'll continue to follow their journey. >>> and leaping into the world of virtual reality in studio 57. we'll take you inside the university lab getting silicon valley's attention for its research in virtual reality. you're watching "cbs this morning." cottonelle asked real people about cleaning... their bums. what? (laughs) (laughs) what does cleanripple texture do? catches all the stuff that you wan
adrian ballinger and cory richard climbed thousands of feet, but a storm took over on the mountain'sside. >> getting [ bleep ] kicked out. for 14 hours. >> real bad weather. >> ever being this mountain is tumbling. we weren't expecting this. we are worked. >> everest, whoo! >> whoo! >> want to go home, he said. we want you to come home, too. the pair made it through the poor weather and are resting. on the south side, a clear sky is helping other climbers...