[cmccuist]

Grant, this is what I was hoping for. Do you as a profesional guide resent the weekend warriors? I realize it's a paycheck. Do you think there should be some minimum standard of skill or can anyone with $70K just show up and make a run at the summit of an 8,000 meter peak?

After all, you guys are tasked with keeping the clients alive. And anyone with that kind of discretionary income may not want to be told that it's suicide to go on. That is a difficult job - being a guide. You not only have to take care of yourself, you need to watch out for those who are less skilled - maybe even those who have no buisness on the mountain in the first place.

Craig