Just like the real thing, it's taken me a while to make this full virtual climb of Everest a reality. But, we're finally there! Well, via the Southeast Ridge at least, and part of the West Ridge. And, a nice view from the Pang La pass in Tibet - from Nyonno Ri to Shishapangma - […]
I'll admit it: I have perfectionist tendencies. Not that everything (anything?) I do is perfect - far from it. But, I do have some mutated, recessive gene (thanks, family) that makes me get obsessive about certain things, trying to improve then perfect them to the point of insanity. One such thing is the Virtual Everest […]
I had just been revisiting photos from my time with him in Khumbu in 2012 when I heard the news that Jim Whittaker sadly passed away on April 7 at age 97. I'd been going through photos, looking for a specific one, of a specific peak, when I went down a rabbit hole. Photos of […]
Lessons from the K2 1953 expedition that remind us what is truly important in critical decision making, especially when big goals and high risk are involved.
Charlie Houston, History, K2 1953
Read MoreTrusting our instinct, our intuition, is critical in decision making, especially when we don't have the luxury of long-term analysis.
instinct, intuition, malcolm gladwell
Read MoreThis spring on the slopes of Mount Everest a timely (and, in my opinion, long overdue) documentary will be created: Super Sherpas. Focusing primarily on two amazing Sherpa climbers, Apa and Lhakpa Gelu, the film will document their ascent of Everest via the traditional Southeast Ridge Route. For Apa Sherpa (pictured below in 2002 at […]
Recently, Fortune Magazine's online section featured a Q&A with author (and climber) Jim Collins, who penned the great books Built to Last and Good to Great. The first question to Collins asked what primary advice he would give to a beginning entrepreneur. Collins' response was both simple and profound: Starting a company is like scaling […]
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