Moving to a Mac
Update: A Month with A Mac can be found here. Am I trendy or smart? Probably a bit of both but using Apple computers is not new to me. You see, I bought an Apple II in 1977 when I was a junior in College getting my EE Degree. As I was being was interviewed […]
ing Climbing Gear Online
Everybody wants a deal. Houses, cars, beer and of course, climbing gear. Thus an entire industry has emerged over the years to serve this “price sensitive” market online. After all why pay $500 for that down jacket you need – yes you need it – instead of say, $99? I know I most of my […]
Random: NYC Marathon, Chinese Alz, Pumori
A wonderfully inspirational story- Meb Keflezighi wins the NY Marathon Tough season on Pumori-no summits from Peak Freak in spite of a leading great effort and the Hanesbrand test team . Success on Ama Dablam: IMG with no drama The Alzheimer’s Association site is now in Chinese, drugstore Korean and Vietnamese. Interesting analysis of Colorado’s […]
Why I Climb
Why do you climb? An age-old question first publicly asked in the 1920s of George Mallory during his attempts on Everest. His incredibly complex or dismissive answer was “Because it is there.” Similar to mine and no less understood by strangers, acquaintances, friends and some of my family. To see the sun rise before it […]
Dear Santa
Dear Santa, I know these are tough economic times with unemployment nearing 10%, Wall Street bonuses less than $5 million (each) this Christmas – and – well, Santa, you know all this already. But I need, yes need, more climbing gear. I knew you would understand with all those chimneys out there. Santa, I am […]
Follow Your Dreams
Setting hard goals and working towards them often defines part of human existence. Two of my friends did just that this week. Jim Davidson summited Cho Oyu and John Little his first 14er. I am so proud of both of my friends. In Jim’s blog he wrote: “I began to wonder what climbing to such […]
Welcome to the new Blog
I have traditionally used this space for posting dispatches during my mountaineering expeditions and for updates on Alzheimer’s news and my fund raising activities. That will remain.
A Look Back at 2008 and Ahead
Happy New Year! With the holidays upon us, I wanted to send out a greeting along with an Alzheimer’s update and a look back at an exciting year in climbing. Alzheimer’s Disease – Progress but More Needed 2008 was the culmination for my Memories are Everything: The Road Back to Mount Everest project. This year […]
Climbing News plus New Climbing Picture Galleries
With summer winding down, shop I thought it was time for an update on the climbing season, my recent climbs and photography plus an exciting opportunity occurring this Sunday. Fall Himalaya Season September brings the Himalaya climbing season back into focus with expeditions to Cho Oyu, Shisha Pangma and more big Hills. But the red […]
Invitation to the Everest Presentations
Hello, As I mentioned a few dispatches ago, I will be speaking in California and Colorado and hope that you can join me at one of these events. In particular, it would be great to see you at the luncheon on Tuesday, March 4. Regular readers already know that I am returning to Mt. Everest […]