71. My kids already think less of me for going away on weekends and an occaisional week-long climbing trip and my wife might realize what a pain I am when I'm home. I would then have no one to hang out with except the dogs, who would be pissed at not getting to run in the woods for 3 months!

72. i like all my fingers and toes, they help me pick up stuff

73. Stepping in poo is gross enough when its my own dogs, lest not at altitude and of the human variety.

74. having to pee trhough like 10 layers

75. There are easier, less expensive and less risky ways to get mentioned on CNN.

76. Somebody might complain if I brought my dog/kid/Yeti and left it at base camp while climbing.



And with tongue firmly in cheek:

I can't park my SUV close enough.

"Dude, there's no chains to toprope from."

Sport climber 1: "Dude, I was going for the burn on this rad V12 on the Hillary Step, when a hold broke off."
Sport Climber 2: "Uh, dude, that was some guys hand."
Sport Climber 1: "Dude, does that make it a V13? Man I smell my next project!. I'll call it The Dead Guy in the Yellow Parka variation!"

You simply can't get a decent double latte on the South Col.

I might rip my North Face down jacket. (I've worn it on all my expeditions; to the mall, to Starbucks...)

I'd miss an episode of (fill in the name of the vapid TV show du jour).

No place to charge my Ipod.

77. I'll only do it when someone comes up with the sit start variation to the South Col route.

78. If I do make a "contribution" to the Maoists and claim it on my taxes, I'll be audited by the IRS AND have Homeland Security on my doorsteps

79. The beer in a New Palz restureunt beats the taste of Chang hands down

80. It will be interesting only if they do a sit start and an extension

(and even though it really doesn't cost $60K, many of my friends have done it for $34K, but no thank you....)

81. I prefer reading the New York Times in hand rather than online.

Oh I have a lot of hope that we will make 101 before the weekend! Keep em coming you cynical bastards!

RR

trying to deal with the heat the last two days.. freezing to death on Mt E doesn't sound so bad

82. It's hard enough to sell backpacks on the internet. Could you imagine trying to sell them on the hilary step?
83. Nobody would recognize me styling in my hilary step photos in 'name that route'.
84. There isn't a bar at basecamp like at Aconcagua.
85. I'd have to post in forums via a sat phone. The latency would kill me.

86. Because there won't be any men climbing shirtless.