In the winter of 2008, the idea began to foliate.  Erik Bjarason, the founder of Courage to Carry On, was planning a trip with mountaineering companions, to scale Mount Everest.  He wanted to include people with disabilities as far as the Base Camp.  The timing of the March expedition was in conflict with Tibetan protesters so the decision to climb in October with Eion White, manager of Sherpa Encounters, was finalized.  Douglas Reid (a quadriplegic) and myself (MS x 25 years) embarked on intensive planning and fund raising. There are additional considerations and costs for people with disabilities – a larger component of porters, selection of manageable guesthouses, transport of…