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The Earth Explorer
Mountaineer, photographer, and mental health advocate Cory Richards discusses his latest collaboration with Vacheron Constantin
DURING HIS TENURE AS A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Explorer, Cory Richards has dived with Bajo fishermen in In- donesia, hiked to remote villages in Uganda, and witnessed ancient
burial rites in Tibet. In 2017, a selfie he took immediately after a near fatal avalanche in the Himalayas made the cover of National Geographic. Two years later, he attempted to summit Everest with- out supplemental oxygen — and to celebrate, he teamed up with Vacheron Constantin for a one-of-one edition of its Overseas watch, complete with a photo of the peak etched on the winding rotor.
To inaugurate the brand’s new Manhattan flagship store, Vacheron Constantin is collaborating with Richards once again, presenting an exhibition of his photos, along with two new editions of the Overseas Everest. We sat down with Richards to chat about the exhibition, the watch, and his next big challenge.
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