Congrats to Ron!!

A big ass congrat-u-fucking lations goes out to Ron who summited Everest just a few weeks ago. More importantly he made it back safely to basecamp, and is on his way home.

From Ron: "As you all have been reading my son's updates of my progress, you know that I have been to the top of the world. I summited Mount Everest on May 21st at 8:00 AM. As I had one foot in Nepal and one in Tibet at 29035 feet I can't even tell you about the emotions I felt.

On summit day it seemed that all things were on my side. It was relatively warm with very little wind. The sun rose over my right shoulder and a full moon glowed brightly to my left, we needed no headlight to see. On top it was a wonderful morning with bright blue skies and a few clouds. We spent nearly one hour there. On the way down I felt that I had done my best and that all was well. I was not tired and traveled quickly. I stopped to help a climber that was having many problems and that took two and one half hours extra but was happy that I could help. I realized then how lucky I was that I was trained and fit so that I could be of service in his time of need.

I want to thank everyone for sending good thoughts, prayers and well wishes my way. I know the power of these things. When things are at the worst and it is cold and dark and you have no idea how much farther you need to go, when others are turning around and going down, the warm knowledge that others are thinking of me keeps me going."