Hell Is Above Us: The Epic Race to the Top of Fumu, the World's Tallest Mountain

the low rumble of distant waterfalls.
The water flowing all around them was runoff from melting glaciers at the bottom of Fumu. Heavy with sediment, the liquid did not look like water at all, but instead had a bright white caste.
Mano turned to Chhiri Tendi, pointed outside and smiled.
“Milk.”
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About the Author:
Lord Kenneth Tersely is a figment of Jonathan Bloom’s poorly-digested lobster roll dreams.
Jonathan Bloom got his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology in 1999. His dissertation focused on the Psychology of Language.  Since then, Jon has spent the past ten years writing the kind of dialogue no writer would ever wish to compose: The dialogue between you and one of those automated systems that answers the phone when you call a company.  That's right: He designs phone menus for a living.  "Hell Is Above Us" is Jon's escape plan.  He also dabbles in stand-up comedy, sketch comedy podcasting, and Karate.  Most importantly, Jon is a husband and father of two.  He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey.
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