Everest 2003: EVEREST SPEED EXPEDITION®

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Everest - a great lesson in life: From the window of my home here in Bormio, I can see the snow covered summit of the Cima Bianca at 3,000m, and I recall the Himalayan snows….

We’ve been home for several days now and I’ve been enjoying the beauty of my homeland. Every time I return, it seems more beautiful than ever.

I observe the mountains, especially the Resero, a great pyramid 3,594m high with an allure that distinguishes it from the others in the Ortles Cevedale range and I see, or rather, feel, the special beauty of that Mountain….Mount Everest, 8,850m high, a part of nature among the most beautiful in the world, soul inspiring, filled with emotions, adventures and stories of LIFE.

I think about what I feel inside, after the climb, after reaching the summit…and I feel an enormous serenity and pure joy together with a profound respect for the places on Earth I’ve known and the people that have shared my experiences.

It’s a special place indeed, a corner of the planet that never stops to fascinate, to reveal its secrets and, above all, to give, to those who are able to understand…..a great lesson in life.

Manuela Di Centa

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