Franke Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) In 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary wrote to his trusted supplyer of timepieces after successfully reaching the summit of Mt Everest: "I carried your watch (Rolex Explorer) to the summit. It worked perfectly" Sir Edmund Hillary Today i write to you: " I carried my explorer to the summit. It worked perfectly. Franke Only difference from 1953 is that my Explorer is from my trusted dealer, and my summit is Mt Fuji. Mt Fuji summit, Japan 090610. Sunrise. Moments before "Banzai" begins. A great moment. Please note time 4.23 AM. All good japanese are supposed to have climbed the hill at least once in there lifetime. These two sweeties made it in time to the summit. They were properly dressed. For Shibya shopping. Probably never been outside of the metropolitan city before. The black hat used to be mine, i gave it to her as she was almost freezing her ears of. Me and my main man. I got a touch of altitude sickness at about 3000 m. (Fuji-san is 3,776 m (12,388 ft) Got worse during the night, but on the top we were all happy. Photogear in background. Japanese guy took the pic. Sun rises in the land of the rising sun. Edited April 28, 2010 by Franke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patinga Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Very sweet post. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Senstional view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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