Olivia Bonfim Climbs Everest and Lhotse and Enters Guinness World Record

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High-altitude mountaineering brings together some of the most hostile environments for human presence. Above 8,000 meters, a range that mountaineers call the "death zone," atmospheric pressure drops to the point where the body consumes oxygen faster than it can replenish it, even at rest. It was in this scenario that Brazilian mountaineer Olivia Bonfim became the first South American woman to complete the Double Head, a challenge that consists o…