[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

[andysandmikesmom]

It has become an extremely expensive ordeal to try to climb Everest...you need equipment, and guides, and permits from the govt, and food, and on and on....its really mind blowing to realize that cost that climbers must pay to climb Everest...

For Andy, he just went out on his own, without a sherpa or a guide, tho he did meet up with other people who he joined, and some of them had their own sherpas....but Andy, did it mostly on his own, just following his map, and compass and making his way along the route...and stopping at the various checkpoints, and lodges, etc, along the way...

Hes so glad that he did it, but it really was an awful ordeal, one, which I dont think he wants to repeat, tho who knows, with him...