Dear Cindy,
Your presentation last night brought out many emotions for me. Sometimes I felt myself gasping out of fear, other times I was on the edge of my chair, next I'd be awe struck with wonder, there were times when I'd laugh, and other times my I felt my pulse race. Your presentation ran the gamut when it came to human emotions.
It was wonderful meeting you, your family and the family of the WPMB and the WZ all in one place. Having name tags for us to write our message board names on was a great idea.
I have three questions:
1. What did you do all day long when you didn't have laundry to do?
Aside from being away from my family for 2 months, the down time was the worst part of the experience. Where is nothing to do and at those extreme altitudes - you just don't want to do anything. So, I spent most of time time in my tent just waiting. I couldn't even read a book. I just waited to climb.
2. Were you able to talk with your family in the USA while at Base Camp?
From base camp and camp 2 we had a sat phone and could transmit short meesages.Here is the link to a PNR interview I did the day after we returned to base camp after summiting:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/05/26/orange-county-woman-reaches-summit-mt-everest/3. Did your Guides have any feedback as to the differnce (better or worse) between a primarily estrogen vs. a primarily testosterone team?
The guides are very tactful - two months is a long time to spend with people in a small dining tent 
. From my presceptive, it balanced out the environment and was a lot of fun.Last, but not least, WOW, I can't believe you hiked Mt. Baldy and still gave a presentation to a full house last night. You're Wonder Woman in my book.
Thank you, Larry and your daughter for sharing your Mt. Everest trip. You have a great support group in your family.
Sincerely,
Lynn
