Just six days ago I’d wearily downclimbed
to Everest’s base camp. As I sat in a small blue tent that evening tenuously
perched over one particularly malodorous barrel, a loud rockslide thundered
directly towards me. I briefly thought of the irony of it all: I had finally
summited “The Mountain of My Dreams”, only to succumb to a tragic potty
accident… Think of all the eulogy possibilities! Photo at left shows Scott
holding family photo at summit.
The intense days of my Everest summit
climb, the long descent and my return to Kathmandu’s “civilization” have zoomed
by, but the key details remain as vivid as the photographs and video we took on
top. Simply stated, Everest was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life,
physically and mentally, but strangely enough this was also my ultimate reward.
Some things just don’t have to make sense… Thanks very much for following along with
my adventure to its exciting conclusion. I greatly appreciate the many comments
on the blog, and the supportive emails I’ve received while away. I hope I don’t
bore you with too many details, but here is my day-by-day account of the end
game: Visit Scott’s blog at www.onorbit.com/everest
for more stories and pictures.
Comments