<p>I read a story about a girl in Denmark (??) who at 13 wanted to attempt something similar. The government put her in protective custody and forbid her to leave the country. Would that someone did the same for the kid who climbed Everest (another climber went blind and was left to die after 12 hours of attempts to bring him down).</p>
<p>BTW - turns out the parents of the girl who was temporarily stranded at sea were shopping around a reality show (can you say Balloon Boy?). Wonder how much money they plan to pay to compensate all the people who went to rescue her.</p>
<p>(just shaking my head).</p>