ASPEN BASED SKI MOUNTAINEER CHRIS DAVENPORT HAD LOW EXPECTATIONS WHEN HE SET OUT TO CLIMB THE WORLD’S HIGHEST PEAK IN MAY 2011. “I was hired as a guide,†he says. “I most likely never would have gone to Everest on my own accord. It’s been climbed so many times and the skiing is rarely good. Plus, you hear stories about the crowds and the garbage. I didn’t expect to be blown away by its beauty. But, I thought, if we’re going there, I’m bringing skis.â€
Davenport, whose recent accomplishments include skiing all of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks  … Pictures and more