May 21

Everyone needs a goal, something that gives him or her a target to shoot for. If you consider yourself among those who want desperately to get in shape (confidentially, I cannot number myself among that crew) then I think I have a goal you might want to consider. On the 21st in 2004, Sherpa Pemba Dorje reached the summit of Mount Everest in 8 hours and 10 minutes, not merely eclipsing the previous record, but shattering it. The previous record set in 2003, with a time of 18 hours and 20 minutes set by Lakpa Gelu, yet another Sherpa.