text:  It's Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep. And I'm Sasha Pfeiffer. Corey Richards has climbed some of the world's highest peaks and almost lost his life on some of them. You may have seen his famous self-portrait of his ice-crusted face after he was caught in an avalanche while mountain climbing in the Himalayas. He says he loved the outdoors starting when he was young, but also had a troubled childhood.