Outdoor Research, manufacturer of functional solutions for human powered adventure, will be documenting in real time the ultimate human powered adventure: Chad Kellogg’s attempt to speed ascend 29,029-foot Mt. Everest, without oxygen or sherpas – a feat that has never been done.

Outdoor Research has sponsored the 38-year-old American climber on this expedition, as well as his expedition to summit the South Face of Argentina’s Aconcagua (22,841 feet) in December 2009, which served as part of his two and a half years of training for his speed climb of Everest.

Climbing enthusiasts can follow the steep step-by-step progress of his journey in an extensive series called Chad Kellogg: The Everest Quest on Outdoor Research’s Verticulture. Fitz Cahall of the Dirtbag Diaries and the web series The Season, interviewed Chad a week before his departure in a compelling audio series. The series chronicles the inspiration behind his goal and the training he has gone through to prepare as well as his meticulous plans for the summit attempt. The first audio interview was posted today.

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