My favorite quote is:
"I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of not living."
At some point I wondered whether working as a corporate tax professional in San Francisco was enough "living." So I enrolled in computer graphics courses, took cello lessons, traveled more, and discovered that I enjoy seeing the world from high on a mountain.
This website is the result of a project I started in a web design class and completed yesterday. It includes travel and mountain climbing photos dating back to 1983.
There are mountains. Although I've had miserable moments on many, I always seem to return home with a smile.
And there are people. Anyone can photograph the Golden Gate Bridge, but no one will get that same Tibetan yak herder with the mischievous grin when I ran into him.
And, where noted, there are photos taken by fellow climbers. Big thanks to Hiro Kuraoka on Everest, 2009, where I was too paranoid to risk freezing fingers and an aborted summit attempt to take photos.
I'm still a tax professional, only now I'm one with a slew of cool experiences behind me. If you are looking for a speaker at your next event, I have appeared at several venues throughout the west coast and am happy to share my stories - please be patient as I schedule around work. I am also collaborating with Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa (amazing speed Sherpa) and Julio Bird (oldest westerner to summit Everest from two sides) to speak in return for a donation to the Lhakpa Gelu Foundation. More on this soon.
I hope you enjoy viewing and reading. That's what this is about. If it inspires you to jump on a plane, take a hike, or do whatever it is you do to "live," even better.
Thanks for visiting!
Megan Delehanty
