I met Mark when we, the international Turkey patrol, went to the nanda Devi sanctuary in 1982… Elke Rudolph and I were the bumblies, fumbling proudly up unknown peaks on our own, while the boys went on to climb changabang… Uh what a name! Mark was an amazing person, and god knows what would have become of him, had he lived longer… One thing I am sure of, it would not have been a boring story! I am honoured to have known him, and to be friends to his family, who God knows, are pretty amazing people too! 🙂