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I dream about my mom and dad quite a bit now. The older I get and they get, the more I miss them. I realize I have the best parents in the world!

THE FOLLOWING MORNING AS THE Broad Peak group made plans to trek out, they were met by climbers returning from K2, including Peter Hillary. Scott led them to the telescope, where they lingered, looking for any indication that other remaining teammates might have survived. Finding none, they turned to the task of alerting the world. Peter Hillary placed a sat phone call to his father, Sir Edmund. Scott reported the news of Alison’s death via Outside Online, the newly launched web version of Outside magazine.

The days and months following saw a rash of criticism about Alison’s “selfishness” in choosing mountains over motherhood. Chris ignored those opinions, focusing on Alison’s fortitude and her own future on alpine slopes.

GERI LESKO HELD THE PHONE to her ear as she listened to Scott ramble. It was a few months after he’d returned from Broad Peak. They’d been talking for over an hour, covering the expedition and how he’d handled the climbing team and their colorful personalities. Geri had come to know Scott as more than a climber. His children occupied much of his time when he was in Seattle. He loved being a father; that role added a layer of tenderness to the exterior everyone else knew. At present, though, his voice gushed with excitement about some recent ice climbing and the upcoming expedition he was leading to Everest.