We had some t-shirts made that just about say it all…

On Everest everybody is climbing for something. It is usually because they did not have enough money to pay the horendous cost. Thier only alternative is to fund raise. Of course most people climbing Everest are much younger than I am and trying to earn their “mountain guide” stripes. I just find it amusing to walk through base camp and see all these banners “Climbing for Breast Cancer”; “Climbing for Global Warming Awarness”; “Climbing for Erectile Dysfunction” So when asked I always tell people I am climbing for narcissism. In point of fact there isn’t much more narcissistic that mountain climbing…