[andysandmikesmom]

When Andy was trekking around in Nepal, it took him days and days to reach where he wanted to be...the altitude was excrutiatingly high, and it was quite the ordeal getting there....which was just near the Everest Base Camp....he got out his binoculars, and could see all the mountain climbers and their tents set up, and what not....

All he could think to himself was, "Thank God, I am not going up to the summit...trekking up to the base camp was enough for him...

[palo verde]

based on books I am readin' Andy is sensible guy
I can understand why professional climbers like to climb it, climbing mountains is what they do
but most of the people in these expeditions are regular people
who paid over $60,000 dollars to do it
(which does not include airfare)
but I guess each has their reasons for what they do
and others may think I am nuts too

the guy who wrote this book wanted chance to be away from his wife
he dearly loves his wife, but feels guilty bout his lifestyle
he jumped at this chance to climb everest (or film the expedition to climb everest)
cause he wanted to think it all thru
Love, Palo