Adventurer Adrian Hayes enjoys a sunrise view from the Ice Seracs, 26 July 2014. Photo: Adrian Hayes

Adventure Trail: Adrian Hayes talks big goals, the perils of scaling K2 and information overload

A self-described school dropout who defied the odds to achieve his dream of summiting Everest explains how his journey to climb Pakistan’s K2 helped him put his life priorities back into perspective

Topic | Climbing and mountaineering

Mark Agnew and Mary Hui

Published: 1:02pm, 13 Jun, 2019

Updated: 9:50am, 14 Jun, 2019

Adventurer Adrian Hayes enjoys a sunrise view from the Ice Seracs, 26 July 2014. Photo: Adrian Hayes

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Mark Agnew

Mark Agnew joined the Post in 2017 to capture the booming extreme sports scene in Hong Kong. He has been involved in outdoor and extreme sports his whole life. Since living in Hong Kong, his interest has expanded to endurance sports, including ultra-running and long distances ocean rowing.

Mary Hui

Mary Hui is a Hong Kong-based writer. Her work has appeared in the South China Morning Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CityLab.