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...Eulogy By JOSH GREENFELD...
Despite the abundance of access, Greenfeld says, Weihenmayer's story was harder to get in many ways than that of the royal murders. "There was more nuance to it. Trying to understand what a blind person goes through every day is a struggle. Trying to understand what he went through when he climbed Everest is even more difficult...
...curfew afforded Greenfeld plenty of time with Weihenmayer and his team after their successful summit. "I couldn't go back to my hotel, and we couldn't go outside because the police were shooting to kill," says Greenfeld. "So Erik and I were stuck in a room together for two days. I think he got pretty sick...
Nothing about the assignment proved simple, not even leaving it. Because the airport staff obeyed the curfew, many planes were unable to take off, so Greenfeld and the Weihenmayer expedition were in danger of being grounded. Surveying the amount of equipment the expedition members had with them, Greenfeld was comforted. "I thought, I could do worse than be stuck with guys who survived months in the world's most inhospitable place," says Greenfeld. "But we got the last plane out that...
...Greenfeld got both tales: the news of a bizarre tragedy and the examination of an unfathomable triumph. For all of us who are tempted to put people into categories, like "rich-therefore-happy" or "blind-therefore-disabled," these two stories are a reminder to resist...