Sherpa sets record for most summits of Everest
Interesting story on CNN.com about a sherpa who has successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest 19 times, more than anyone else. You can read the story here:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/everest.sherpa/
What interests me is how this man’s life is interwoven with the feats and personalities of many of the most famous names in Himalayan mountaineering, including famed climber Rob Hall and the great Sir Edmund Hillary, who was the first to reach the top of the world’s highest peak. What that shows me is just how fresh the history of Himalayan mountaineering really is. And it’s evolved so quickly since Hillary and Tenzig Norgay made their historic climb half a century ago.
There will probably be more stories coming off the mountain in the coming weeks, as this is the prime climbing season for “Big E.” Let’s hope they’re all good stories and not repeats of 1996 or 2006.
– Bob Doucette
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