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Forney scales to Everest Base Camp, following dream of a summit in the clouds

by Kate Shunney

Sean Forney’s fascination with Mount Everest — the world’s tallest peak – might have been born when he was a child studying the pages of “E” volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica. That fascination didn’t stay dormant for long.

Just barely into adulthood, Forney tried to find sponsors to fund the dream of an Everest summit expedition. There were no takers, and the price tag seemed out of reach.

“The problem with mountaineering…

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