My daughter just turned 5 not that long ago, and I was driving her home from our day at the office, and suddenly she turned to me: “Dad, has anyone climbed to the top of Everest?” “Yes, lots of people.” “I want to do that when I’m like 6 or 8.” “I think you should …
Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow : The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure by Maria Coffey As you get deeper and deeper into the Seven Summits Quest, eventually it will hit you. People die doing this. People with spouses, children, parents, siblings. They leave behind families and friends, some of whom never ever recover from …
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Nearly four years ago I did a test of my solo big mountain skills by attempting Orizaba. At the time I thought I was in much better shape than I actually was, and after a rushed, poorly executed acclimatization plan, I ended up unable to breath at 17,300′ (my high point at the time), and …