The Peak of Our Trip
May 14th 2007 Our hopes of carrying home a piece of Mt. Everest were dashed by a $6000 helicopter ride from Kathmandu to the World’s highest peak. While I had done enough due diligence before leaving home to know that there was a hotel at the base of Everest, I mistakenly forgot to determine the cost of reaching it. As I sat reading the concierge’s email two days before leaving China, I seriously consider
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