We often forget that what we know might not actually be accurate. Human nature rests on a mountain of assumptions, and in ignorance, we often mistakenly believe we know more than we actually do. Mountaineer, and Seattle UniverÂsity based engineering professor Eric Gilbertson, has made a full-time hobby of questioning the highest points in every nation on earth. On October 5, Gilbertson and two colleagues, Elijah GenÂdron and Peter Klein, climbed the 14,299-foot Crestone Peak in the dark, arriving at the saddle between the summits of CresÂtone and an almost-as-tall bump called East Crestone at dawn. What the three-man crew wanted to know was which one of the points was taller. After using sophisticated equipment mounted on both rocky peaks simultaneously, Gilbertson demonstrated with a…
