Cheers echoed from Half Dome in Yosemite National Park as 93-year-old Everett Kalin reached the summit.
With the blessing of his wife, Everett began training for the climb by scaling the stairs of his 17-floor senior living community.Cheers echoed from Half Dome in Yosemite National as 93-year-old Everett Kalin reached the summit earlier this month.Cheers echoed from Half Dome in Yosemite National as 93-year-old Everett Kalin reached the summit earlier this month.
"I went up to the airport in Novato, got in the plane, the guy got on my back and up we went, down we went and I Iiked that a lot," said Everett. "Kept going stretch by stretch, further and further, and just incredible to see him assembling those cables," recalled Jon. "I guess I was pleasantly surprised that when I got up there, I did not feel like I was huffing and puffing so much. As we went up, it felt pretty good," explained Everett.
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