Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Everest

Reuters/Desmond Boylan

I couldn't very well go to bed and leave chimpy up on the top of my blog, now could I?

As an aside, I don't know why the hell people climb mountains. I just don't.
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, the stock answer is "because they're there".

It's probably just because some folks like to take on more extreme personal physical challenges. Sort of like why rather ordinary people take on running marathons, or enter Ironman triathlons even if they aren't able to finish. Or some people who suddenly decide they're going to learn to hang glide or start parachuting (or even base jumping).

(There's probably some psychological explanations that go along with people wanting to do these things, too.)

1:16 AM
Anonymous said...

Mt Everest is much prettier than Chimpy. Hell, everything's prettier than Chimpy. Thanks, 4lg!

2:15 AM
Anonymous said...

aside from a snarky reply about "issues with emotionally withholding, i.e. 'cold,' primary caregiver," this book's author looks like she tries to answer that question for real.

that said, what a cool picture.

;- )

now can we get back to your "more amazing than climbing a mountain" kittenz?

thanks again for sharing them, btw.

4:06 AM
four legs good said...

I guess I should have been more specific- why do people climb Everest?

A lot of people die there every year.It seems nutty to me.

10:13 AM
Anonymous said...

"To get to the top".

I think that about covers it.

10:58 AM
Caminante said...

Yeah, there are mountains and there are mountains. I go up 3000, 4000 and 5000 footers in my neck of the woods of VT and NH (and the sole 6000 footer, Mount Washington), and find the hikes wonderful. But that's peanuts compared to the assault on the body that going up Mt Everest entails. That's a whole other matter.

12:54 PM

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