This week, alpinist Anatoli Boukreev would have turned 67. One of the best alpinists of the 20th century, Boukreev made hundreds of bold ascents.

Anatoli Nikolaevich Boukreïev (Russian: Анато́лий Никола́евич Букре́ев), born January 16, 1958 in Korkino and died December 25, 1997 in Annapurna, was a Kazakh ...