BARTLETT — Ever wonder what it’s like to stand at the 29,029-foot top of the world?
Not many towns can claim that three year-round residents have stood on Everest’s summit, but Mount Washington Valley can, and come Nov. 8, the local trio of high altitude climbers‚ 1991 New England Everest Expedition leader Rick Wilcox, 71, of Eaton; 2016 Everest climber/filmmaker Thom Pollard 58, of Jackson; and 2019 climber/author Mark Synnott, 49, also of Jackson‚ will be speaking at a fundraiser for the non-profit Mountain Rescue Service at Theater in the Wood in Intervale.
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