R.I.P Brad Washburn, mountaineer, cartographer, genuine explorer. Dr. Hypercube beat me to it, and said most of what I would want to say. For my thoughts on the passing of the last generation of true explorers (pace Deep Sea News, who do indeed explore some truly wonderful places), please revisit last years post commemorating the death of Heinrich Harrer.

And while we're on the subject, please raise a glass to my father, who fell in the Tetons 16 years ago today. Some day a post on him will come, but not until I can scan the photo of him collecting a bounty on rats from the Chi-Coms.