I am looking forward to meeting you. I love that you are so far away from the fray....you stand pretty and proud all by yourself somewhere between Kanchenjunga and Everest. You attach yourself to no one. You play hard to get being that it takes 11 days to simply stand at your feet.
You keep to yourself. You are rarely on Facebook. People do not write much about you and yet you are the 5th highest mountain in the world. Climbers gasp at your beauty. I first saw you from the top of Everest and you were just standing all alone so peaceful.
While there is a birthday party going on Everest, you will be having a private dinner party. I understand just 14 people other than me, have been invited. We will be there to celebrate you. It is not my preference to go to a party by myself when I do not know the other guests. I was happy to hear that you have invited Will Cross....a good friend of my husbands. It is always nice to run into a familiar face after traveling so far.
I have had mixed emotions about coming to see you. It is not easy to travel so far by ones self. I have spent a few nights in tears followed by numerous days in utter joy. Tomorrow I will get on a plane from Denver to JFK to Dubai to Kathmandu. If all goes as planned I will be knocking on your door sometime on or around April 20th. I will be the one in the red and orange Marmot tent.
Tonya
