Will Gadd fjallar um þjóðbalka klifurs og annað í New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/sports/othersports/11outdoors.html?ex=1142830800&en=5fd12a9b272f1b80&ei=5070
…svona þarf líklega að presentera þetta fyrir óinnvígðum.
Annars er þetta skemmtilegt kvót:
„he traditional Expedition-Style way to climb Mount Everest involves putting camps at progressively higher altitudes and using any means at all to reach the summit, including ladders, Sherpa guides and bottled oxygen. Those who climb in Alpine Style deride such methods, likening them to the use of a bicycle in a 10K foot race. Expedition-Style tactics, especially being guided up Everest while sucking oxygen, rank at the bottom of their tribal hierarchy.“