[DUMBGRUNT]

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. God Himself is not secure, having given man dominion over His works! Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Faith alone defends. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." H Keller

Yes, I spent many years on rock and ice.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[ETL]

Nonsense! Hillary was the first!

"Since at least 1995, Hillary claimed that her mother named her after Sir Edmund Hillary, the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Bill even mentioned this anecdote in his autobiography. The only problem, Hillary was born in 1947 and Sir Edmund did complete his historic feat until 1953. Perhaps Hillary’s mother was clairvoyant?"

http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/13/hillary-clintons-credibility-problem/#ixzz4NpyJq6OK

[Vendome]

She was so hot!

I dig women like her.

rest in peace...

[lee martell]

By Monday morning: Hillary surprised MSNBC reporter by saying
“Did I ever mention that my parents first considered the name “Junko” as my middle name? In honor of Junko Tabei. Sadly, they were forced to drop the idea when the head nurse refused to write in any ‘Japanese sounding’ name for a caucasian baby. I thought I had told you before!”

[HonkyTonkMan]

< snip > The expedition Tabei helped lead on Everest was made entirely of women (not including six Sherpas).

Are Sherpa considered part of an expedition or not? I always thought they were, but I'm not a climber.

Seems like semantics....."This is an all-girls class, except for the boys in the class."

[bgill]

"I was the 36th person to climb Everest,"

Ever in the long history of mankind, huh. Her middle name must be Hillary.

[Jack Hydrazine]

A family and children hater climbed Mt. Everest. Wow! Big deal.

[Candor7]

Domo Arigato Gozahimashita, Tabei chamma.

[OldNavyVet]

Regarding Mount Everest, Steve Jones, in his book, "Darwin's Ghost." writes on page 252 ... "... the summit of Everest is formed of rocks made in a shallow sea."

Jones' book is a fabulous modern update of Darwin's original work *** based on modern knowledge.

[blueunicorn6]

One of my favorite movies is THE RAZORS EDGE with Bill Murray.

Murray’s character (much like Murray) is seeking the meaning of life.

He goes to Tibet to a Buddhist monastery. The head monk has him do their cooking. Then he sends Murray up to a shack on top of a mountain with a bunch of books.

Murray eventually uses the books to make a fire and comes down from the mountain.

I love the view from the top of a mountain, but I’ll never find the meaning of life there.

By the way, my old friend Alex Lowe was buried in an avalanche in Tibet about sixteen years ago. They found his body this year.

The climbing magazines all talk about what a great guy Alex Lowe was.

Alex Lowe was a great guy before he ever set foot in Tibet.