18-06-2016, 11:44
Jerome Wrote:An excellent summary Ruby. I have a couple of books on the subject as well. There is also a new book written by one of the Andes survivors - can't think of the title at the moment - that is worth a read as well. And on a different, but slightly related subject - I see that a 70 year-old Japanese man has climbed Everest. He did it again at 75 and then at 80 as well!!!! People are really quite mad.
Thank you Jerome.
Crazy indeed! I wouldnât even make it to base camp, lol! Have you seen those horrible swaying rope bridges?! Just looking at them makes me feel ill.
Incidentally, George Malloryâs birthday would have been today â my favourite mountaineering madman.
Still need to muster the courage to read about the Andes survivors.
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