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Re:Yet another novel I will no longer write by teraflop on Saturday April 04, 2020 @03:47PM (#22780929)
Sounds like the story was "Everest", which was indeed written by Asimov.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everest_(short_story)

Re:Yet another novel I will no longer write by dhosek on Saturday April 04, 2020 @04:06PM (#22781079)
That's the one. Thanks.