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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

A great read!

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  Matt Fioretti has been a high altitude mountain guide and climber in the Himalaya for 25 years. He has spent 44 seasons in altitude. At ag...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Logistics

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  "It is way physically harder than climbing Mt Everest". This was what I was told by a colleague who finished most of the upper c...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Crossing the Himlaya

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 "It is way physically harder than climbing Mt Everest". This was what I was told by a colleague who finished most of the upper cr...
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Crossing the Himalaya

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 Hello Everyone, It has been awhile since I have posted. I have not posted simply because I did not want to travel during covid.  I hope you...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Survival is Not Passive

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After having a bone marrow transplant and fighting for 4 years with only a 30 % chance to live a few things became clear.  First and f...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Pilgrim of Light

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I believeTibetans are the backbone of our collective spiritual consciense. I witnessed a 24 year old girl prostrating around Mt Kailash....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The Importance of Mt Kailash

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An elderly woman approached me in the alley way on the side of the hotel where I stay.  She had graying hair neatly combed with a red vail ...
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Mt Everest March 2017

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We possibly have 3 spaces for our Mt Everest expedition in March of 2017.  The cost will be $32,000 to join us on the amazing north side in...
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Matt Fioretti

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Matt Fioretti has been guiding climbing expeditions and leading treks in the Nepal Himalaya for 20 years. April of 2014 he completed his 34th season. In August of 2004 Matt would embark on one of the hardest climbs of his life with little chance of survival. He was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia a rare bone marrow disorder. For well over a year Matt was in the death zone with blood levels as low as 30% of normal. After a year of struggle he finally accepted taking the only and highly dangerous route of a bone marrow transplant. On October 4 of 2005 he received the marrow of a non related donor, kind of like mixing water and oil and hoping at some point they blend. After 28 rounds of Chemo, 87 blood transfusions, full body radiation and 3 years of toil he reached the summit, surviving what would be the hardest climb of his life to date. Matt's favorite quote after the experience, "Remember to intentionally tweak your world once in awhile, get out of your comfort zone, it is here where the most growth occurs. Full on security is the denial of life". Matt has led 20 successful climbing expeditions in the Himalaya. Join one of his trips for an experience of a lifetime.
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