Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, summiting at an air-thinning 8,848 meters (29,029 feet). It’s a place few of us will ever stand upon, and even fewer still attempt to get down any other way than scrambling on your feet. French snowboarder and mountaineer Marco Siffredi had a different idea.

In 2001, Siffredi summited Everest on foot, before beginning a non-stop descent on a snowboard. The world-first got off to a rocky start when it was decided his preferred route down Hornbein Couloir didn’t have enough snow, so instead he rerouted down the Norton Couloir to base camp.

An incredible feat, and one that’s only challenged by Stefan Gatt who was actually the first person to reach the summit with a snowboard . However, Gatt’s descent was interrupted by unfavorable conditi

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