An impressive and amazing adventure, Larry. The photos seal the deal, especially the one that shows Everest behind you (not that I was doubting the veracity of your story) and the topper, that photo of the boy on the kitchen break! It looks like it belongs in National Geographic. I can only imagine how pleased your publisher was with what you had to share for the magazine.
Funny you should mention that photo of the boy. Not to toot my own horn (toot, toot!), but it's won a few photo contest awards. And all I did was point and shoot!
Interesting detail about the boy's home, just off the Everest trail: It's a one-room dwelling with a wood-burning stove ... along with a TV with a satellite dish! That's actually really common in that neck of the world: a blend of centuries-old past and digital present.
Wow. This is incredible, Larry. I’m late to start the day but could not stop reading. HOOKED. I’m so pleased you made it in the end, you had me worried for a second.
The smoke and light of that photo combined with the boys face is incredible. Wow.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." So goes the old motto, but it doesn't really cover what an astonishing achievement this was. I can't believe you went back to brave that climb and the terrifying airport landing a second time, let alone a third!
At the risk of repetition, I too loved your photos. I can easily see why you won a few photo competitions. But, more than anything, it's your writing that gripped me. Those first few lines set the scene and the tone for the piece brilliantly. What a delicious way to describe a throbbing headache: "like a badger is trying to claw its way out of my forehead"! As usual, your storytelling is wonderfully vivid and utterly compelling.
Well done to you and Bhala Kaji. His advice seemed counterintuitive but it was born out of all the time you had spent together. He wasn't just your guide, but an astute, protective friend.
Again, Larry . . . a story well told of another chapter in an adventurous life! Thanks for sharing the multiple steps you took and the multiple attempts you made. It's a rare person that has that level of tenacity -- truly! I'm wildly impressed.
It’s hard to take this in. Unbelievable what you did, Larry. I’m wondering if that tenacity in finally getting up there shifted something within you mentally? What it must’ve felt like being that high up and seeing what you saw from that height is really something.
The photos bring this vividly to life. I also adore the one with the boy in the kitchen. It’s otherworldly.
My head wants to explode at 14k feet. This is unreal how you did this. I’m glad you wrote about it. You’ve had quite the adventures!
Thanks Kathy. Unfortunately, nothing permanently shifted in me due to this experience, but finally getting to the top (of Kala Patthar, NOT Everest!) felt great.
An impressive and amazing adventure, Larry. The photos seal the deal, especially the one that shows Everest behind you (not that I was doubting the veracity of your story) and the topper, that photo of the boy on the kitchen break! It looks like it belongs in National Geographic. I can only imagine how pleased your publisher was with what you had to share for the magazine.
Thanks, Rick.
Funny you should mention that photo of the boy. Not to toot my own horn (toot, toot!), but it's won a few photo contest awards. And all I did was point and shoot!
Interesting detail about the boy's home, just off the Everest trail: It's a one-room dwelling with a wood-burning stove ... along with a TV with a satellite dish! That's actually really common in that neck of the world: a blend of centuries-old past and digital present.
Thanks again, my friend.
I’m not surprised at the attention it got. It’s a gorgeous and arresting image.
Wow. This is incredible, Larry. I’m late to start the day but could not stop reading. HOOKED. I’m so pleased you made it in the end, you had me worried for a second.
The smoke and light of that photo combined with the boys face is incredible. Wow.
The pic of the little boy taking a break from kitchen duties is such a powerful photograph.
Thanks, Miles. Yeah, that photo in particular has gotten a lot of traction through the years.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." So goes the old motto, but it doesn't really cover what an astonishing achievement this was. I can't believe you went back to brave that climb and the terrifying airport landing a second time, let alone a third!
At the risk of repetition, I too loved your photos. I can easily see why you won a few photo competitions. But, more than anything, it's your writing that gripped me. Those first few lines set the scene and the tone for the piece brilliantly. What a delicious way to describe a throbbing headache: "like a badger is trying to claw its way out of my forehead"! As usual, your storytelling is wonderfully vivid and utterly compelling.
Well done to you and Bhala Kaji. His advice seemed counterintuitive but it was born out of all the time you had spent together. He wasn't just your guide, but an astute, protective friend.
Hey Simon. Thank you for your ever-supportive feedback. You continually give so much to the Write Hearted community, and we appreciate it!!
Again, Larry . . . a story well told of another chapter in an adventurous life! Thanks for sharing the multiple steps you took and the multiple attempts you made. It's a rare person that has that level of tenacity -- truly! I'm wildly impressed.
It’s hard to take this in. Unbelievable what you did, Larry. I’m wondering if that tenacity in finally getting up there shifted something within you mentally? What it must’ve felt like being that high up and seeing what you saw from that height is really something.
The photos bring this vividly to life. I also adore the one with the boy in the kitchen. It’s otherworldly.
My head wants to explode at 14k feet. This is unreal how you did this. I’m glad you wrote about it. You’ve had quite the adventures!
Thanks Kathy. Unfortunately, nothing permanently shifted in me due to this experience, but finally getting to the top (of Kala Patthar, NOT Everest!) felt great.
Still, it’s like saying I hit the lottery but it was only a paltry $600M rather than $2.2B.
Still worth mentioning! I’m glad you wrote this. This was truly inspiring.
Climb that mountain, y’all. Get er done.
Excellent and I'm glad you made it. You have some guts to keep at it and what a wonderful quality that is. x