[Dantilla]

While I used to have an inkling that it would be cool to climb Everest someday, reading Jon Krakauer's book about the storm and multiple deaths in 1996 convinced me that I have no business there.

I recently read that there is now cell service on Everest. That completely killed any desire for me.
I like wilderness with solitude- Not bumping into other people.

Scott Fischer, one of the guides who perished in 1996 was a friend of a friend. His sherpa, Lopsong, left Nepal for the first time in his life to attend Scott's funeral in Seattle. While he was here, I took him up in my little airplane, and flew over the Olympics and Cascades. While nothing more than speed bumps to a guy who lives at 13,000 feet, it was a neat experience for both him and I.

Lopsong has since lost his life in an avalanche.

The Himalayas are no place for a weekend hiker like me.