Doug,
I was surprised you remembered the deaf guy, it was nice to talk to you again. This year I was able to bring three hikers half my age to climb Mt. Whitney, they all summited! The four of us wanted to say THANK YOU , after spending three days getting rained on, it was nice to come down and eat some great food and visit with everyone. I finally got to meet Amy, I hope I can come back and see her slide show of Patagonia. One of my climbing partners said, "Trying to eat that pancake was harder than climbing Mt. Whitney". Please tell Amy the pictures of her climbing with Kurt Wedberg were really cool.
Thanks Again
The Silent Hiker