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To: MileHigh who wrote (10344)2/28/2000 3:22:00 PM
From: quidditch  Read Replies (3) of 29986
 
Interesting concatenation of "views" here, what with Mile High's suggested story board (not to mention Climber's "Into Thin Hair"--you mean, Climber, Mile High forehead, like mine? <gg>). But a semi-serious point to make here: one of the most controversial aspects of the disastrous and fatal summit attempt of Everest in spring 1996 documented by Krakauer's riveting book was one of the paying climber's media ambitions: This 30-something Manhattan demi-socialite thought she would make a splash by broadcasting her day-by-day progess to her editor (a fancy NYC mag) via her Immarsat phone (I think it was). The problem, it required two additional sherpas just to lug her gear up the mountain, diverting scarce time and resources from what could have been used to more critical and life-saving effect. I am summarizing broadly here, but the fall out from that attempted ascent (some made it; some not) was a wild free-for-all in the mountaineering and magazining fraternities, with much of the opprobrium focused on this woman's arrogant and egocentric indulgence.

Mile High's storyboard would launch into a hotbed of interest. Whether it makes marketing sense, I couldn't tell you.

Steve

PS Was it you, Mile High, or Rick whom I urged to read "Into Thin Air". No report back.

By the way, anyone hear from Tim A. recently?
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