In a town with as many active and high-achieving people as Steamboat Springs, climbing Mt. Everest isn’t all that farfetched. Of course, for many, just learning about the mountain and the surrounding area is thrilling.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the correct date of the Johnna Kolar event. Next Page Books & Nosh is planning two author events for the month of September. First is a pop-up.
In April 2019, in the small town of Namche in Nepal, Pattie Moon listened to the story of Kanchha Sherpa. Kanchha is the last living member of the first summit of Mount Everest in 1953,…