tom cruise is NOT an accomplished clinber. puhleeeeez, all the climbing bits in mission impossible were done by ron kauk. give him that much atleast. besides high altitude climbing 's a totally different affair. rock climbing and mountain climbing are as apart as swimming and diving. the similarities stop at the fact that both need and must get acccustomed to water. btw, i hope he makes it to the top, or atleast gets carried there. our country needs all the publicity it can get get note- kunikati dollar-climbing permit kunikati dollar-1200 sherpas frostbite- :-) priceless