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To: xp38
Impressive. Did you do a Jimmy Cagney impression when you summited?

No. There were two people having altitude problems. I was just worried about how to get them down to high camp at around 19,600 ft elevation. That day started at 3 a.m. and ended at 12 p.m. I took one of the people ahead of the rest of the group who had someone else leading them. My person was having the worse altitude problems so it was important to get to lower altitude fast. She was the wife of a fortune 500 CEO. In the two month climbing window I think 7 people died from high altitude sickness complications (pulminary edema and cerebral edema). We all made it out safe, but I had some frostbite on four fingers. Loss of feeling that came back gradually over 5 years. At least I think it all came back.

67 posted on 08/10/2026 6:39:14 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Sorry to hear. Not all fun and games as this thread shows.


70 posted on 08/10/2026 8:11:27 PM PDT by xp38
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