So I guess if Tony is successful and makes it back down, all the nay-sayers will have to come up with some other reason why he should not be climbing. After all, when someone can just go out and climb a big peak with out all the presumed prerequisite stuff everyone else is saying he do, I'm guessing that will be a crushing blow to some of the elitist egos out there. Climbing seems to be one of those sports that people like to think only themselves, and maybe certain others, are qualified for such "extreme" activities. If something goes wrong there will be plenty of "I told you so" armchair quarterbacks. But bad shit can, and has happened plenty of times, to some of the best and most qualified climbers out there. Sometimes I think more experience is not necessarily a good thing either. People start thinking they know it all and/or just get careless and sloppy. Good luck Tony. Do your homework, be careful up there and know when to heed to the mountain. It will always be there for another attempt.