Oct 09 2007
This entry is dedicated to Jill, the only person silly enough to come here to read. Silly and adventurous: she is Mexico City at the moment, having just traveled through Copper Canyon, a place I’ve always wanted to see. Good Time #1: I had an actual Nice Day on Saturday: a lazy morning with Teej [...]
Oct 07 2007
This incredible film is the original 1953 documentary of the Hillary/Norgay team’s ascent of Everest. I hadn’t realized the expedition had been documented in movie form, and found out only by accident when I discovered it hiding on Side B of the Into the Thin Air of Everest DVD. The beginning is inauspicious: a classic [...]
Oct 04 2007
Poor old Peak 15. It’s like a brilliant woman whom men see only for her perfect body. Into the Thin Air of Everest: Mountain of Dreams, Mountain of Doom portrays Everest as remarkable mostly because of its recreational opportunities, which afford humans infinite potential to chalk up “firsts”: First attempt First successful summit First via [...]
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