In truth, a few small rocks fell about 10 feet to the right, yet I would not be surprised to read the former in huge headlines in some publication somewhere. We are mostly amateur climbers. Two of us are amateur by choice alone, for they surely could make a living as climbers if they chose. Climbing is not like football or baseball in that the best in the game are not always, or even usually, professionals. It is all about hype.
Amateurism is the lifeblood of mountaineering for it is truly the love of the sport that propels it.
Unlike football or baseball, if the truth be told, climbing is incredibly boring as a spectator sport. It reminds me of harvest time on a farm. Lots of very hard work and very little excitement. We have five media members on this expedition. Nearly all of our major problems have been due to media related topics.