[Steve_Seattle]

"Washington native Roskelley, 36, was the youngest American to summit Mount Everest. He accomplished the feat when he was 20 with his father. John, who is also a well-known climber."

If I'm not mistaken the senior Roskelley (John) was a conservative who sometimes clashed with more "liberal" members of his expeditions. Years ago, I read a book about an ascent on K2 in which he was a prominent member, and was often at odds with others on the team.

[cherry]

I know John ran as a Democrat for county comm.