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For those of you who are interested or didn't have the chance to see them, I've included links to a couple of interviews with KGET (Bakersfield) and KSBW (Monterey). Hope you enjoy them! KGET - Arvin Man Summits Mount Everest KSBW - Monterey Mountaineer Summits...
read moreLhotse: Why I Love to Climb
Whether you believe that peculiar sequences of events that we often face in life are fate or coincidence, we can all agree that they always seem to happen at a pivotal time. Just when you are about to lose your faith in something, an event occurs that reminds you of...
read moreMy Summit of Everest
It's been a couple days since my descent from the upper mountain and I have yet to provide an account of my summit of Mount Everest. I'm going to skip to the evening before our ascent of the world's tallest peak. For those parents who are having their children follow...
read moreTop of the World
Geoff, Anders, and I successfully summited Mount Everest at 10:45 AM on May 21st. Less than 48 hours later, Geoff and I summited Lhotse, the 4th tallest peak in the world. It took a great deal of effort to get from EBC to the top of the world and despite an average of...
read moreLhotse Summit!
According to GPS, at approximately 9:45 AM NPT on 5/23, John reached the summit of Lhotse. He has now begun his descent back to C2, then EBC.
read moreCall – At 10:45am on Sunday Morning…
John reached the Summit of Mount Everest!
read moreHeaded to the Summit!
According to GPS John and his team are on the move, hopefully bound for the summit in about 7-8 hours. You can follow...
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