One of the most critical updates in the 2025 Konseal is the improved heel hold, which dramatically reduces movement and friction that often leads to blisters during long-distance treks or multi-hour climbs.
Lachenal was no dog: he was the most respected, fastest, and brilliant mountaineer of the time. He was an accomplished high-altitude guide, while Herzog was merely an amateur with a mission: to narrate the conquest.
"Thank you so much everyone," he told his supporters in Kathmandu on Monday. Ahead of his return from China, he wrote on his official Instagram account that his achievement was a "tribute to every Sherpa who has ever dared to dream beyond the traditional boundaries set for them."
