Marco Siffredi’s Final Snowboard Stunt

In 2001, French snowboarder and mountaineer Marco Siffredi successfully climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest with the intention of snowboarding down via the Horbein Couloir. Unfortunately, the pass did not have enough snow to allow him to go as planned, forcing him to take another route via the Norton Couloir which he was able to conquer.

Not satisfied with his feat, the adventurous Marco summited Everest once again the following year to try another shot at going down the Horbein Couloir on snowboard. Upon reaching the top, observers noticed that Siffredi was exhausted and confused because of oxygen starvation but still continued with his plan. This photo was the last taken of him before he set off down the Horbein Couloir on his snowboard, never to be seen again.

The Steep Price of Taking a Selfie

Social media has taken the world by storm since its conceptualization in the early 2000’s, with popular sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter being enjoyed by billions of people worldwide. One’s image on social media is not only a mere reflection of one’s personality but is now considered a valuable commodity of which selfies are an important ingredient. In the quest for the best looking selfie, people go to lengths in staging the best photo to suit their social media profile. Unfortunately for 21 year old Oscar Otero Aguilar, who in a drunken state decided to take a selfie while holding a loaded gun to his head, what he thought would be a cool selfie turned out to be his last.