Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Mountain Climber Vern Tejas shares stories from his record setting climb up the world’s 7 highest summits

Vern has set the record twice for reaching the summits of the tallest mountains on each of the 7 continents, He achieved the current record at age 57. He has climbed each of those peaks at least 10 times, including Mount Everest, Kimimanjaro and Denali. Mount Denali is in his adopted home state of Alaska and he's climbed that now 57 times. Vern shared stories from his climb up Mount Everest and what it's like dealing with the lack of oxygen as you as you make your way to the peak. He also talked about why he climbs with an aluminum ladder strapped to his waist and what it's like climbing through the clouds.