Isn't it wonderful that new summits are popping up out of the blue?
If you fail to reach the true summit, you can at least brag about reaching the Central Summit. The way to do it is to be vague. Just say: I summited!
If you fail to reach even the Central Summit?
Don't worry, now there's a "North Summit".
It's not so important it's not a summit at all, but a point on the ridge. Of course it's unnecessary to mention it's located exactly where the climb starts to get difficult.
What's next? CTMA starts to issue Camp 2 summit certificates?
ExplorersWeb fall 2009 Shisha Pangma true summit special report, part 1
