knoback wrote:Ah, the post-page 3 degeneration, it is as reliable as gravity. This high altitude slog stuff is all about physiology and bull-headedness, so a 13 y.o. boy may be uniquely qualified for such a task. Whether it's reasonable or not depends on the execution. This is true of any climbing activity, though. We shall see, eh? I guess I don't see how it's inherently that big a deal one way or another. Now if a 13 y.o. leads Andromeda Strain or Birdbrain Blvd., that would be noteworthy.
Excellent!! +1
Though I think it is a big deal. Unless he aborts in Kathmandu or something.
I don't think he's in that huge a risk of dying there. He'll have a microscope on him every minute of every day. Though every trip through the icefall bears inherent risk.
Will be interesting to see how this pays out later in his life. Fact is, there are many things about this sport we don't know. How will his young brain adapt to the "Thin Air"?