Most maps will be in metric (I don't know about the US though), so the mountaineers will use metric units. Of course the press will dumb it down for the benefit of their readers, but that does not means that the mountaineers themselves use feet.
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Remek Kocz Sent: 25 March 2010 23:14 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:46968] International Expeditions to Mt. Everest? I look at a copy of Krakauer's book, "Into Thin Air" recently. I'm not familiar with the story, but it seems it told of a difficult descent from the summit of Mt. Everest by an international team. All altitudes, at a glance, were in feet. Question is, are feet used as a standard for such undertakings, even when the teams consist of people from the "rest of the world?" Remek
