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John Kazanas summits Everest 6-Jun-2010 At 11:13:21 PM SteveH

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On 4/06/2010 JohnK wrote:
>G'day guys,
>
>and thanks to those that offered their congrats. Back now in (warm??)
>Melbourne.
>
>No issue with those offering various opinions. The web site I built about
>12 months ago for this trip called www.reachyoureverest.com prescribed
>the philosophy of reaching "your" Everest in whatever your goal was - Mt
>Everest as a mountain, or whichever goal you have mind (climbing or non
>climbing) based on what you believe, aspire, look up to etc etc.
>
Great to hear from you, see your pics and get your opinion. Loved your link and the philosophy. Just out of interest, is there a 'conquering' style attitude up there, or is it much more grounded, as yours?

> After 12-18 months of very serious training
>and then 2 months on the mountain, Mt Everest pushed my immune system,
>fitness, mental state and endurance to a new limit and made me lose 10kg
>in weight in the process. Out of 18 strong climbers starting on the expedtion,
>10 summited and one unfortunately died on descent (rest in peace my good
>friend Peter Kinloch).
>
>It's not everyone's cup of tea, agree.
>
That there, is inspirational to me. Thank you for sharing, and congrats on 'your Everest'