Little did I know that I'd be there time after time. In fact, he claimed his second summit in 1991. In 1992, he summited K2. In 1994, after climbing Everest as a guide with New Zealander Rob Hall and summiting for the third time, he looked over at the adjacent 27,943-foot Lhotse and suggested that they go for it. It was like combining a marathon with a sprint, which was a hard thing to do as far as maintaining strength and desire.
Most people come down from Everest and they're wiped out for the next three years.
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