Sherpa Summits Everest Record 17th Time

[MattC]

Talk about serial peakbagging!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20070516/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_nepal_everest

Matt

 

[audrey]

Oh, THAT Sherpa. I thought maybe our own SK was ramping up his recovery hikes.

 

[Jay H]

That's some rampup.

Jay

 

[SherpaKroto]

Nope, but I was up there waiting with the Dr. when he finally made it Really amazing stuff.

I still keep the April 2001 copy of Outside magazine with the story on Babu Chiri Sherpa on my desk at work. When I need inspiration, I take it out and read through it. He passed away shortly after the article was published while taking pictures from camp II on an Everest climb. May he rest in peace.

Outside has published the article online for anyone interested in reading it: Babu Chiri Sherpa