I received this photo of Mt. Everest from my office buddy and former PALMC president Danny M.. It was said to have been taken by Roddy Mackenzie, who climbed the mountain in 1989.
Mt. Everest stands 8.85 kilometers above sea level, roughly the maximum height reached by international airplane flights, or less than the 300 kilometers achieved by a space shuttle. Hundreds of people have tried and failed to climb the behemoth by foot, a feat first accomplished successfully in 1953. About 1000 people have now made it to the summit.
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
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