In 1997 on Cho Oyu, and again in 1999 on Everest, I saw the indefatigable strength of Ukrainian climbers. Today, we see the same in the Ukrainian people, fighting for their nation against Putin's aggression.
In 1997 on Cho Oyu, and again in 1999 on Everest, I saw the indefatigable strength of Ukrainian climbers. Today, we see the same in the Ukrainian people, fighting for their nation against Putin's aggression.
Everest History, perspective, Quotations, Thursday Thought
Read MoreSome memories and images from my 2004 crossing of South Georgia with Dave Hahn, prompted by today's discovery of the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship.
Dave Hahn, History, Moments Memories Mountains, shackleton
Read MoreThoughts about our mountains while sitting on a bristlecone high in the Colorado Rockies.
bristlecone, International Mountain Day, Thursday Thought
Read MoreThe drops fell rhythmically, metronomically, glassy orbs of exquisite beauty slipping into an icy abyss. I was transfixed, hypnotized by the simplicity, the sublimity, the entrancing meditation and profound power of it all, knowing these drops began as vapor carried from distant lands, fell as snow, melted, and would follow me and my companions some 1,600 miles to the Bay of Bengal, there to be heated, evaporated, condensed, and fall once more on yet another far away place.
climate change, COP26, Gangotri Glacier, inspiration, Loren Eiseley, Moments Memories Mountains, mountains, MountainsMatter, Quotations
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