EDIT: As noted below, I should have read the article first; I made a grand assumption about the article, and had I read it (which I intend to do - but I read en

EDIT: As noted below, I should have read the article first; I made a grand assumption about the article, and had I read it (which I intend to do - but I read enough of it to see what it's really about - and that should be interesting), my questions would have been answered, and this dumb comment of mine wouldn't be here. My apologies, everyone. I'll do better in the future... --- Original Comment Below --- I'm not a mountain climber, so maybe I just don't "get it" - but I can see why someone might want to do this once, or maybe even twice - in a lifetime. But why 21 times? What possesses someone to spend those kinds of resources, both monetarily and physically, to do this kind of thing? What are they attempting to prove to themselves? Furthermore, does this amount of climbing activity on the part of one individual have any bearing on the context of the mountain not being what it used to be?