The Man Who Painted Everest
In March 2005 painter Tony Foster travelled with a group of friends in the Everest Region in order to make paintings of the world's highest mountain. On a journey lasting four weeks, he hiked to a high point (17,500 feet) above Gokyo. The logistics of getting one man and his painting gear into such a wilderness are formidable. Porters cheerfully carry up to 60 lbs at very high altitudes, yet have enough breath left to keep up a stream of chatter and jokes.
Foster painted until the weather forced him to descend and then returned to finish the paintings in April and May 2006. This time he completed seven smaller pieces, including one at 17,800 feet on Kala Pattar (600 feet above Basecamp) - the highest painting he has ever done.
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