From Mike:
Hello everyone, I'm so sorry for not writing earlier, but wasting time in Kathmandu has become a full-time job. We leave for the airport in one hour, so I'd better make this quick.
First of all we're all clean, healthy and happy. Tom has a purple frostbite bulb on the tip of one finger, but luckily he hasn't done any permanent damage and should heal quickly. Dan's lips are also nearly healed. Dan and Brian are keeping the razors at a distance, while the rest of us had our whiskers taken off with a straight razor by the local barber. It takes a bit of nerve to sit still while a stranger holds a blade to your throat.
Last night we enjoyed a quiet dinner at the home of Tashi Sherpa, our agent here in Nepal. His wife, Nancy, is from Toronto and she fixed us a delicious lasagna dinner. It's nice to be a guest instead of a tourist.
For me it's going to take some time for this accomplishment to sink in. Over the past seven weeks my long-time buddy Brian and I solidified a friendship that is difficult, if not impossible, to explain. Life has been to good to me, and there hasn't been a day on this trip during which I have not offered thanks for my family and friends. Thank you all for your support, your interest and especially for keeping nine small mountain climbers in your thoughts.
So in closing the only thoughts I can offer are: aim high, cherish good friends, and most of all remember that one life is all you need if you live it right.
Namaste