Just when you thought things had settled down on Mt. Everest, it just keeps getting more interesting.
A few weeks ago I told you about Johnny Strange and his father. Johnny was attempting to be the youngest Westerner ever to climb Mt. Everest (a Nepalese Sherpa has the record at 15). He is also attempting to conquer the Seven Summits (the highest peaks on each continent).
Well, based on the news from his blog, he has done it. Here's how it was announced . . .
Johnny strange, Brian Strange, Scott Woolums, and sherpa team led by namgyal sherpa summited may 20th 2009. Johnny Strange will write submit dispatch within the next few days.
You can go to the blog and read Johnny's own description of his ascent. You can also read about the perils of descent as symbolized by his walk past the dead body of fallen climber Scott Fischer who died on Everest in 1996.
So now we know that Johnny is making things happen. So . . . what else?
In Wednesday's Orange County Register, we learn that a 67 year old Costa Mesa, CA man just summited. This makes him (he believes) the oldest American ever to reach the top.
It was his third attempt after a frustrating failed attempt two years ago that had him just hours away. You can read his story here written by Cindy Carcamo.
Is there something in the water here in Southern California that has people taking action and pursuing big dreams?
I'm thirsty.
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