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{*LOL*} I've read and seen ALL of those!

Here's an obscure one from ~25 years ago: 'The Man Who Skied Down Everest'. I've also done the trek to Mt. Everest base camp 10 years ago as a 14 day hike from Luklha. I climberd Gokyo-Ri at 17,500' at that time.

Six months after the trip I just described in the Sierras (#432) I had the chance to go to Africa.......See my #79:
"....On Kilmanjaro last year (I'm 51 years old), at 18,700 feet, without oxygen, I decided to turn back within an hour of the summit (19,300') due to the fact that I was losing conciousness and falling down from time to time. I'm here.......the dead climber on Everest is not....."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1636848/posts?page=79#79

....and #151:
"....I wish I paid for another day (7days/6nights instead of 6days/5nights) to get fully acclimitized at the Summit-camp at 15,500' and I'm sure I could have done the whole thing. Oh well...."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1636848/posts?page=151#151

My acclimitization had worn off.

Good stuff! Kids and all preclude me from these types of trips. Also, the altitude thing for me is just not worth it, I would prefer to do something local without having a massive headache for 3 days. ;-)

Nice trips. Agree with your philosophy, the mountain is not going anywhere.

Climbed Half Dome, (Snake Dike, SW side) about 10 years ago, descended the "ladder" route (stairs were gone due to winter) at dusk, walked out in the dark. Long day, but the climbing was spectacular and the view from the top was something.

schu