Gary, Alan is a Ft Collins CO resident and thus we get quite a bit of coverage in the local papers about his exploits.
Yeah, Ernie - I've had to go to The Coloradoan online several times in the past few weeks for updates. Seemed to be the only media source that was following him daily.
Alan reported today that he suffered from HAPE onset during the final ascent, and that all he could think about on the way to the summit was having to downclimb the bottleneck. Apparently they had to take an even more dangerous variation of the bottleneck due to rock avalanches. The edema seems to have cleared up once back in a doctor's hands at a low camp. Now it's all about the long trek out and getting home to Ft. Collins.
The Seven Summits and K2 while in your mid- to late-fifties. Annapurna at 60?
