Actually I've always wanted to climb Mt. Hood. I saw this ad in a magazine and thought, "Why Mt. Hood? Why not Mt. Ranier?" That's why I'm doing it. That and now I can check mountain climbing off my list. Not that it was ever on my list, but if it were, I'd be able to check it off.

This is a picture of me and Mary on Mt. Hood. That's the mountain I'm not going to climb.

Seriously, this is for a great cause and it keeps me out of the bars. Jim.