Lofty Tales

<p class=ql-align-justify>William Borland started his adulthood hiking up all forty-six peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Then he hiked the highpoints of Vermont New Hampshire and Maine. Following a move west he tackled the high-points of all of the western states. After reading <em>Seven Summits </em>by Frank Wells and Dick Bass who detailed how they climbed the highest mountain on each continent Borland was inspired to set his own sights higher. Suddenly it seemed possible for a mere mortal without superhuman climbing skills to scale the world's highest mountains - starting with Mt. McKinley (now known as Denali) in Alaska. From there he began mountaineering and cycling on all seven continents. </p><p> </p>