cory richards has reached the summit of the world's tallest mountain overnight. go, cory.nion are sharing their adventure on social media in realtime. cory's accomplishment follows the recent death of at least six other climbers. dana jacobson is here with this remarkable feat in the face of very extreme risks. >> good morning. climbing mt. everest obviously can be deadly. the bitter cold, unpredictable weather patterns, the battle against your body, and doing it all without the help of supplemental oxygen is for most professional climbers unthinkable. but that is just what cory richards did. >> making final decisions. we've got about four hours until we leave for the summit. >> cory richards climbed his way to the top of the world monday night, standing at 29,029 feet above sea level. >> you're a machine. you're amazing. >> the adventure photographer and professional climber reached the summit of mt. everest without the help of supplemental oxygen, a feat less than 200 others have ever accomplished. >> you know we're at 27,000 feet right now. >> climbing partner and frien

. >> 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

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

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. >> i'm cory richards. >> we're three days away from leaving for our summit bid without supplementalgen. >> coming up on "cbs this morning," we're going to show what climbing at that altitude does to your body and how we're capturing it all on snapchat. >> stay tuned. >> thanks, guys. that's what you call a good tease. >> yes. >>> if you're heading out t through the cbs all-access app on your digital device. we know you don't want to miss that story. we guess you want to see vice president joe biden's emotional advice to his younger self. our "note to self" series. we'll be right back. i sleep extremely hot. i wake up and i just feel like sticky. we have the windows open, the ac on, i'd close it in the middle of the night, he'd open it in the middle of the night, it was a nightmare. my new tempur-breeze stays cool to the touch. not cold, but cool. it naturally adapts to your body and somehow creates the perfect temperature for you. sleep cooler. wake more refreshed. discover the new tempur-breeze. and now thru june 5th, save hundreds on an adjustable base when purchased with a tempur

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. >> reporter: two experts american climbers, adrian ballinger and cory richards, expected to summitay russia using live snapchats to show the world the extremes climbers endures. since tenzing norgay and edmund hillary conquered s, 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. norback 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,

cory richards is telling us how he conquered the highest peak without the help of extra oxygen. climbing partner, adrian ballen injury, was forced to make a life or death decision before his goal. they're on their way down. and we show how the pair tested their limits while posting on social media. dana, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. both men set out with the same goal -- to summit mt. everest. while only one physically make it, if you ask them, both were standing tall on that awe-inspiring peak. >> another himalayan sunrise. say hi to the world. >> reporter: this is the view from 5.5 miles above the earth's surface. professional climber cory richards reached the summit of the tallest mountain on the planet without the help of supplemental oxygen. turn around a little bit earlier. it's up to me to hold it down. that's the summit. >> reporter: for richards, the epetition was a success -- ex-petition was a success. fellow pro climbing partner fell 1,200 feet short of his goal. >> kind of sucks. yes, i'm happy to get down alive, for cory to succeed. it's heartbreaking. s

professional climber cory richards reached the summit of the tallest mountain on the planet without thetal oxygen. >> unfortunately ap had to turn around a little earlier. up to me to hold it down. at the summit. for richards the expa digs was a success. but fellow pro climbing partner, adrian bellinger, fell 1200 feet short of his goal. >> after, kind of sucks. just happy to get down alive. for cory to succeed. >> i mean it is heartbreaking. it really is. still just sort of going through all the emotions of failing after working so hard for something. it really was a group effort. even though only one of us stood on top. ballinger was forced to turn back after his body told him he had enough. >> nothing really felt right. i wasn't hydrating that well. i wasn't eating that well. and i definitely was really cold. and i knew i was already getting to that point where i wouldn't be able to get myself down alone. so i -- you know, decided to keep climbing. i got to the top. in about eight hours. just around eight hours from leaving. >> which is like insanely fast with no oxygen attempt. he w

. >> adrian bollinger and cory richards always documented high altitude adventures.verest six times while richards photo-journalist for national gee graphing was almost killed in an avalanche on one of the highest mountains in pakistan. but 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 i'm the highest human on the planet. they're sharing their entire journey as it happens. >> winds up here now. on snapchat. popular mobile app where they're posting under the user name everestnofilter. >> the point of everestnofilter, an unfiltered look at the whole thing. we can't make the pictures pretty. we can't edit the video. it is instant. >> what does that mean? it means we need patience. they shoot everything on their phones. >> we got a heater. and a satellite internet terminal. set it up. get it connected to the satellite. and then sit here and press, retry, retry, retry, on snapchat. until it finally goes. >> each short post adds up to a daily diary viewed for 24 hours. tellin

cory richards left base camp as they began their six-day ordeal. survived a brutal storm with winds approaching 50 miles an hour. topper, do you believe that? it'sault documented? -- it's all documented in their incredible photos. pushed over 26,000 feet. an elevation known to many climbers by another name. >> as you go higher, your body just simply can't regenerate. and any minute spent above that altitude, puts you without trying to be too dramatic here, puts you closer to death. >> yes. documented, right? >> uh-huh. >> of course. >> balinger and richard made the final push after the other climbers called it quits. leaving them a clear path to the top. and they're still standing. >> as long as they're not up there at 26,000 feet with the snap chat and dog ears and tong coming out. tongue coming -- tongue coming out. spike on twitter. >> twitter users are pretty clever. one used these swatches. and another said the only nude i want. >> in a related story, we have revoked topper's twitter privileges for today. >> no. all you get to do is tell us th

. >> reporter: when adrian ballinger and cory richards faced a brutal storm -- >> tent collapsing onrter: -- with winds approaching 50 miles per hour. >> we got out and dug it out. >> reporter: their bodies were already depleted from climbing to nearly 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 breaks, 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 100 climbing expeditions on five continents as the owner of alpineglow expeditions. while richards was named one of national geographic's adventurers of the year in 2012. they're both part of eddie bauer's guide and 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 i love about this. >> here we go again. >> so

cory richards and aid drip are documenting entire trip on snap chat. the pair spoke to our own griff jenkins. [cheers] >> we have been here about seven weeks and finally time for the summit push. i couldn't be. >> with little help from oxygen, they are just hours away from reaching the top of mount everest. this past weekend they officially entered what is known as the death zone. >> our goal is to get up and summit and back out of that zone as quickly as we possibly can. cells in your body are being destroyed every day that you can regenerate. your body is literally being killed while you are up at these extreme altitudes. pretty painful. more where the margin of error drops to zero. that's rea away. you know, is that you just can't make mistakes up there. >> the two men, battling freezing cold temps and little food are in con stability contact with a doctor. the trek up this more than 29,000-foot peak is dangerous and sometimes even deadly. just this weekend at least three have died. others missing on this treacherous mountain. >> she is in cob dista

adrian ballinger and cory richard climbed thousands of the mountain's north side. >> getting [ bleepfor 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 t 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 want to get out. this is really nice. this one is, like, it goes the extra

meanwhile, adrian ballenger and cory richards, the two climbers we've been following who have been snapchatingafe and on their final leg of the journey. they'll make the final push to summit around 2:00 eastern time. they'll push through the death zone. >> going up optional, coming down mandatory. very committed. >> dangerous. >> i know. >> thanks. >>> a man convicted of terrorizing the country with bombs is reaching out to tell his story. ted kaczynski, known as the unabomber, sent a letter to at least one journalist. in it he says he wants to speak about his mental health. his attacks killed three people and injured two dozen others. kaczynski was captured in 1996. anna werner has been covering the case for years. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the letter addressed to new yorker writer lawrence wright has likely been sent to several other journali brother who helped authorities end the bombing spree. kaczynski once again stands by his belief that he's not crazy. in a handwritten letter, ted kaczynski, known as the unabomber, writes, "i am ready to speak to someone from the media re

meanwhile, adrian ballenger and cory richards, the two climbers we've been following who have been snapchating are safe and on their final leg of the journey. they'll make the final push to summit around 2:00 eastern time. they'll push through the death zone. >> going up optional kaczynski once again stands by his belief that he's not crazy. in a handwritten letter, ted kaczynski, known as the unabomber, writes, "i am ready to speak to someone from the media regarding my brother's recent comments and how they are being used to torment me." he listed his preconditions for granting an interview including "tell me who you are, why i should trust you, and affirm that you understand that i am not mentally ill." >> the fbi says an american airlines 727 with 80 persons aboard landed safely today's dulles airport and a small bomb exploded in a mail pouch in the cargo hold. >> reporter: for nearly two decades, kaczynski sent bombs through the mail, killing three people and injuring two dozen more. he was captured in april, 1996, and sentenced to four life terms. in the letter, kaczynski refers to his b

the software associated conference in california where richard branson and his son are asking business leaders what is possible. cory the westin hotel in san francisco. : we are here with richard branson and sam branson. an interesting discussion. sam, explained to me what you are doing as a filmmaker. content thato make decomplexifies problems in the world. it makes people understand and do more of a human approach to big issues like drugs policy and the death penalty and other forms like that. cory: it took me to a party a few weeks ago in new york and i wasn't sure what to expect. what i didn't expect was to run involvedthese people in death penalty issues, in human rights issues. these were issues you have been working with a lot. why? believe thati business people, entrepreneurship should be involved in these issues in the world. to we should be campaigning put wrongs right. and in the past, i think, business leaders have left too much up to the social sector and the politicians to do this. business leaders are entrepreneurs and they can have an entrepreneurial approach to solving these problems. for instance,