climbing the himalayas

It was raining, we were at 16,000 feet elevation and going up the Himalayas range in our bus. I could barely walk half a block without stopping to catch my breath and the road was slippery and scattered with rocks from mountains. That's when I saw this lone cyclist fighting his way up the steep hills slowly on his cyclocross weighed down with gears and maintaining composure despite all the honkings from annoyed passing bus drivers.Well, if you are going die doing something you love....might as well do it on the Himalayas instead of some other wimpy hills.