Almost Heaven: The First Sherpa to Claim the Seven Summits.

The article profiles Nepalese Seattleite Lakpa Sherpa, who has reached the Seven Summits which includes Mount Everest, McKinley and Aconcagua. He also has reputation of a mountain guide and admitted that climbing summits needs sponsorship because it is expensive. Sherpa stated that being on the mountain pinnacle feels like nirvana where nothing is interrupting the mind except the feeling of serenity when one is beside the mountains.