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High-Ku

Everest

By Aaron Michael GrantPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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An estimated 300 souls have perished in the forty-five day climb. Frozen bodies line the trail to the deadly summit.

Everest gives not

Her dead asleep on the top

Else why fight the rock?

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Aaron Michael Grant

Grant retired from the United States Marine Corps in 2008 after serving a combat tour 2nd Tank Battalion in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is the author of "Taking Baghdad," available at Barnes & Noble stores, and Amazon.

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