Sir Edmund Hillary: RIP

Just a quick note this morning to mark the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first men to summit Mt. Everest in 1953. This was a guy with a pretty big pair. He died yesterday morning of heart failure, at age 88.


I'm not sure what it is about Everest that calls to me, but those close to me know that I would like to someday climb it myself. Maybe I feel the need to somehow test my own mettle. I don't really think I want to go there "because it's there" or just to be able to say I did it. Adventure has always interested me. When I read for entertainment, I prefer to read adventure non-fiction. I find that my favorite books have been about Everest. It's just my thing. I'd also like to go to the moon, but that's a story for another day.