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Walking to the car, she said, “I’m ready for more.”
“More? How about we talk about more after dinner once you’re in a cast?” He knew she was ready for the big ones. “Those eight-thousand-meter peaks are no joke. You’re gonna need both hands for those.”
“I can be ready,” Chris said. “By summer. Broad Peak. Scott Fischer will be there and it’s our time, too.”
“Scott’s been climbing for ten years. He’s done K2 and Lhotse. He could probably do Broad Peak in his sleep,” Keith said.
“I’m not going without you,” Chris pressed. “Are you in or out?”
“After today, I owe you one. I’m in. Broad Peak, it is.”
CHAPTER 4
AN INDUSTRY BOOMS
OF ALL THE CITIES IN the country to establish a foothold in the climbing industry, Seattle in the 1980s and 1990s loomed large. Located on the Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle offered proximity to the Cascade Range and the Olympic Mountains, providing a wealth of opportunity for climbing at every ability. Longtime residents included iconic climber Fred Beckey and the Whittaker brothers, Jim and Lou, who’d learned the art of outdoor adventuring in the local mountains. They had put their skills to test on peaks all over the world, including Everest, which Jim had summited as the first American in 1963.