Signing up for it right now; as i read this, it is amazing how similar in many ways I was. While in my 20's and early thirty's I read as many mountianeering books as i could get my hands on. The great thing about climbing and Alaska in particular is you can get so close to the stars of the sport. I once sat next to Alex Lowe during a slide show, I saw David Roberts give another, I sued to Climb with Dolly Lefever and I consider Charlie Sassara a friend. Oh and who can forget Tom Choate; I used to hang with giants and for that I am blessed.