Kevin K, with whom I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in February 2010, sent me an obit from the NYT for Aleksander Doba, a man who kayaked across the Atlantic three times – twice in his 60s and then again when he was 70. According to the obit, he sustained himself on his third trip by eating his wife’s “fortifying” plum jam. This year, he challenged himself to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. He arrived in Tanzania last month. On the morning of February 22, he reached the summit, with two guides. After taking in the view, he sat on a rock to rest. And then he died. “He said he didn’t want to die in his bed,” his son said. “From what we gather, he was euphoric to reach the summit. Then he sat down and fell asleep.”