NO WINNER AND NO LOOSER ON A MOUNTAIN… NEVER A MOUNTAIN WON SOMETHING ON A CLIMB! FOR CLIMBERS IT IS THE SAME - THERE IS NEITHER WINNER NOR LOOSER IN A FAILED EXPEDITION SINCE THERE WAS NO WAR WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT WITH OURSELVES - BUT THAT’S ANOTHER STORY. EACH ONE OF US HAD TO DECIDE WHAT HE GAVE AND WHAT HE KEPT IN THOSE FEW DAYS OF CHAOTIC AND HARDLY IMAGINABLE EFFORT TO MANAGE TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVE. THESE ARE THE FACTS: WE FAILED AND THAT”S ALL! IT IS THAT SIMPLE! WE FAILED BECAUSE OF OUR WEEKNESS AND LACK OF ADEQUATE COORDONIATION BETWEEN THE EXPEDITION MEMBERS AND WITH THE LOCALS...
THE NW WALL OF SIGUNIANG SHAN 4 IS A HARDLY IMAGINABLE OF A HUGE PROJECT, SO BIG THAT WE LOST OURSELFS BEFORE GETTING EVEN ON ITS DOORSTEPS. THE MOUNTAIN DIDN'T FIGHT WITH US AND, AT LEAST TRUE FOR ME, I DIDN’T FIGHT WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT MYSELF!
THERE IS NO WINNER AND NO LOOSER IN THIS AMAZING STORY!!
LESLIE FUCSKO
Tuesday 20 February 2007
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