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"Of the four elements of life...Earth, Air, Fire, and Water...

Man stole only one from the gods...

Fire...

And with it, forged his Will upon the world."

-Unknown

Well once again the Chinese have said they will not be giving out permits to traverse Mount Everest for the third year in a row! Traversing Everest means that we would be climbing up the North side in Tibet, and back down the South side in Nepal...so this is not the same type of permit as everyone who just climbs one side or the other. As our team have become the 'Kings of Fluidity', we have shifted our plans and focus for 2010 towards Alaska and traversing Denali (Mt. McKinley)...the highest peak in North America. The plus side is that I'll have an extra month or so to get knives made before setting out for the expedition! You can follow our adventures at our web site for the Denali Freestyle Expedition and on the SecretSpot7Summits Blog Spot.

I've added a new knife to the archive gallery...the Diablo. This knife was a joint design effort with Kain Guercci of Talon Executive...a prominent private security company. The knife is designed to offer a functional and ergonomically sound fighting knife to protect PSS operators and soldiers alike. You can check it out HERE!

For those local to the Southern California area, I encourage you to check out the Knife Expo 2010 at the Pasadena Convention Center March 19, 20, and 21. This will be my first show as an exhibitor! I'll be at table 132 for anyone interested in dropping by. I should have about 8-10 knives available for sale at the show provided I get everything done between now and then! Show hours are: Friday - noon-7pm, Saturday - 10am-6pm, and Sunday - 10am-4pm. I hope to see some of you there!

Happy New Year to everyone...sorry it's been so long between site updates. 2010 is off and running to a great start already! Our Secret Spot 7 Summits Team is currently working to expand our media content and coverage while preparing for our hopeful traverse of Mount Everest in a few months. You can follow our adventures at SecretSpotEverest.com and on theSecretSpot7Summits Blog Spot.

I've added a few new knives to the Knife Archive over the last little bit. You can check them out HERE!

Just before getting on a plane to Nepal...I will likely have a table at the Knife Expo 2010 show in Pasadena on March 21-23. This will be my first show as an exhibitor! I'm hoping to have around 10 knives there ranging from small and basic to large and fancy. Maybe I'll see some of you there! I'll keep you posted as the time grows nearer.

I've added another smaller Trout & Bird knife for sale today...my first production Damascus knife! You can check it out HERE!

Things are ramping up for our Denali expedition as we will be leaving in two weeks! Even with that, I am still hoping to have two more knives completed before I go. You can follow our team's progress through Secret Spot 7 Summits or PhillMichael.com

I've added another bowie knife for sale today...this one with a beautiful stag crown handle. You can check it out HERE!

Got a few more knives in the works that should be completed by the time our team leaves for Denali at the beginning of June. Look for those in the next few weeks!

I've added a new knife for sale...a large bowie design. Minor illness and finger injury have delayed a number of blades I'm currently working on, including this one...but this one was worth the wait! You can check it out HERE!

The next Summiter II knives that will be carried up the Seven Summits by our team are almost completed. I should have the pics of those up in the next week or so.