As I watched and read, the common thread that wove every successful expedition together was two fold: Equipment and Sherpas.
The first is equipment. Obvious; The best oxygen, the best climbing gear, the warmest clothes, makes for success. Ok, I get it.
But Sherpas? Sherpas are high mountain dwellers who have acclimated to the extraordinary heights. They dwell, live, and exist at altitudes that other seek to summit. The Sherpa's purpose and passion is to get others to the mountain top.
They carry equipment, oxygen, food, water, sometimes up to the equivalent of their own body weight on their back. All so that others can experience new heights.
Essentially, they are selfless givers of life to other's potential.
They give themselves to a cause that is greater that them; other people's success.
I want to be a sherpa.
