Lessons from Everest

Phinjo Has A New Hat!

I promise photos of 'Phinjo's White Cowboy Hat Expedition' shortly. Briefly, myself and 18 yr old school-skipping son Kurt, jumped on the plane in Beantown on 4/14, dodged the Icelandic volcano and hightailed it to Doha, Quatar. We escaped unscathed from the mideast by Kurt growing an emergency bea[......]

Testing dates

Testing a date[......]

London to Bahrain to Kathmandu

Son kurt and I start our adventure tomorrow from Boston with the first leg to London, then connect to Bahrain in the Middle East, (where I threatened to entertain the crowd by waving George Bush posters)then to beautiful downtown Kathmandu. We get there on Sat pm a full 48 hours after leaving Rhose Island. In reality, it's only 36 hours of plane rides and waiting in airports because they are 12 hours ahead of us. I have always said you don't have to worry about the world ending because it's already tomorrow in Nepal.i will do my best, with satelite technology, to update frequently from Nepal starting this weekend. Stay tuned!

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: Lookin' at Lhotse (world's 4th highest mountain)-Everest '08

Just saw a great documentary in 'Man On a Wire' (available on Netflix). It's about Philipe Petite's (sp?) illegal but fascinating wire walk between NYC's Twin Towers in 1975. I can remember as a fifteen year old being wowed by this e[......]

: Mommy Yak with baby..Everest '08.

I am still on this 'list for the new decade' kick and these first four come from success philosopher Robin Sharma, author of 'The Greatness Guide'. 1. Plan as if you'll live forever but live as if you'll die tomorrow. 2. Don't complain, gossip or be negative.[......]

: Puja ceremony Everest'08

1. Underpromise and overdeliver. 2.Read 'The Achemist'. 3. Read 'The Pilgrimage" [both by Paulo Coelho] 4. Remember that life wants you to win, so get out of your own way. 5. Eat less food and drink more water. 6. Write your eulogy and then live your life backwards.[......]

Book/Cowboy Hat Update

The book, Lessons From Everest that I started a year ago is really taking shape! I have help from book consultant Lisa Tener [www.lisa tener.com] , who is reviewing my proposal and first two chapters as we speak ; plus day to day editing by Jack Galvin [both are published authors] and Pat Piscopio f[......]

: Palmer the doggie gloating over the fact he has more hair.

I know, I know ...it's not really a new decade till the end of the year but so what.....let's party! What follows are some kickin' ways to make the coming year and decade your best ever. 1. Believe in your dreams [even if other people [......]

: wearing my 'happy pants' at Everest Base Camp '08

Thanks to Paula Scully, fellow author and blogger, at www.dreamboldlivebold.com , for an interview with me the other day which can be downloaded into a podcast at her site. We spoke about lessons from climbing Everest but especially the importanc[......]

"]: Keep Klimbin' [2007 in Everest Icefall

One 'Lesson' that I learned from failing to summit in climbing Mt. Everest in '07 and getting to the top and down safely in '08 was my use of affirmations. I find if you don't put good stuff in the software of your squash then 'bad stuff', in the form of[......]

Lessons from Everest

Phinjo Has A New Hat!

Testing dates

London to Bahrain to Kathmandu

Man On A Wire (Mountain)

7 Steps To Dodging Life’s Yak Patties.

7 More Steps to a Happy New Decade.

Book/Cowboy Hat Update

Seven steps to a happy new DECADE

What? Me Worry?

Ten Cool Affirmations