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Scott Parazynski: Everest Part Deux, in 3-D
“Mount Everest is calling me again. A week from today I will begin to answer that call, my first step being a very long flight to Katmandu. Last spring, after 59 arduous days on the mountain, I came tantalizingly close to reaching the summit, but had to turn back due to a severe back injury. Since then my determination to reach the summit has only strengthened, and I am physically and mentally ready for another shot at it. As I make this second summit bid, I hope to bring many of my friends – both old and new – along with me via this website. While this is a personal quest for me, in many ways, what I do – and how I do it – resonates with many other types of exploration, both on here on earth and in space. Therefore, I hope to use this climb to allow a wider audience, young and old alike, to gain some insight into how the business of exploration is done … Please join me, Sherpa Danuru (who will be my climbing sidekick this season — much more about him later), Keith Cowing, Miles O’Brien and the NASA trekking team as we undertake this epic adventure!”
Editor’s note: You can follow Scott’s climb at onorbit.com/everest. You can also follow Scott’s Everest Climb on Twitter at SPOTScott