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Bip Roberts posted:Old but Mt. Washington talk: Mt. Washington is a bastard. I used to hike in the White Mountains every summer growing up, and I'm actually thinking of going back and doing a Presidential Traverse some time this summer (http://www.everytrail.com/guide/presidential-traverse/map). That mountain still scares the poo poo out of me. Apparently someone in my family was involved with founding the Observatory up there, though, so that's kind of cool.
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peak debt posted:I wonder how many people fall over from lack of acclimatization in a week of walking at 5000m. Proper tours have various acclimatization days on their schedule.
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Dely Apple posted:I was watching Dark Side of Everest and this lady's story was in the middle Reading the wiki page, the husband and wife get separated, so the husband just walks back to camp without her? He then goes back to rescue her, and dies as well? I don't think the kid regrets his choice as much as some people might think.
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Mt. Washington is a bastard. I used to hike in the White Mountains every summer growing up, and I'm actually thinking of going back and doing a Presidential Traverse some time this summer (http://www.everytrail.com/guide/presidential-traverse/map). That mountain still scares the poo poo out of me. There's an observatory? What do they observe? "It's really loving cold up here!"
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Rondette posted:Talking about extreme survival stories, check out Douglas Mawson. He was part of an Australian team who went to map the South Pole, and probably suffered one of the most extreme stories of survival you will ever hear. I read his story in a book by Ranulph Fiennes which has several stories about adventures and acts of bravery that inspired Ranulph. I don't want to spoil it too much but let's just say Husky liver is Really, Really bad for you. Wow even the wiki link was an amazing telling. How do climbers/hikers know if they're walking over a snow covered crevasse? Just hope it holds or is there a way to tell ?
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Madcosby posted:Wow even the wiki link was an amazing telling. They don't know, that's why they keep falling in. E:there are things they can do like stab the ground ahead with poles, but it doesn't always work and you can imagine that walking like that for days or weeks is frustrating. Mainly they tie themselves together and hope they don't all get dragged in. Dongsturm fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Mar 4, 2015 |
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Alan Smithee posted:There's an observatory? What do they observe? More like "It's really loving windy up here". For years, the Mount Washington Observatory held the world record for the highest recorded surface wind speed, 231 mph. It's still the highest in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Basically a whole bunch of weather systems kind of converge in that area.
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Beardless posted:More like "It's really loving windy up here". For years, the Mount Washington Observatory held the world record for the highest recorded surface wind speed, 231 mph. It's still the highest in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Basically a whole bunch of weather systems kind of converge in that area. Mt Adams but still close https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP4u6VyrgCk Couple dudes blown off their feet
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Speaking of crevasses, Douglas Mawson, and his Antarctic trip, I saw this anecdote on Futility Closet the other day.quote:In late 1908 Douglas Mawson, Alastair Mackay, and Edgeworth David left Ernest Shackleton’s party in hopes of discovering the location of the South Magnetic Pole. On Dec. 11, while Mackay left the camp to reconnoiter, David prepared to sketch the mountains and Mawson retired into the tent to work on his camera equipment: With that kind of polite deference, it's a wonder that anyone survived the trip.
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roshy posted:Speaking of crevasses, Douglas Mawson, and his Antarctic trip, I saw this anecdote on Futility Closet the other day. Stiff. loving. Upper. Lip. I love it!
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roshy posted:Speaking of crevasses, Douglas Mawson, and his Antarctic trip, I saw this anecdote on Futility Closet the other day. I want to climb a mountain with that guy.
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# ? Mar 5, 2015 14:02 |
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Definitely from the U.K!
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# ? Mar 5, 2015 17:49 |
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If you liked Into Thin Air, you'd probably enjoy reading The Climb by Boukreev, the Russian. Krakauer implied some poo poo about Boukreev that made for a good narrative, but it wasn't at all deserved. If it weren't for Boukreev's efforts (while Krakauer was sleep in his tent), several more people would have died. It's much more a story about a mountaineer, rather than a story of a journalist who has also done some climbing.
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roshy posted:Speaking of crevasses, Douglas Mawson, and his Antarctic trip, I saw this anecdote on Futility Closet the other day. This is quite possibly one of the most British things I have ever read.
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Broken Machine posted:If you liked Into Thin Air, you'd probably enjoy reading The Climb by Boukreev, the Russian. Krakauer implied some poo poo about Boukreev that made for a good narrative, but it wasn't at all deserved. If it weren't for Boukreev's efforts (while Krakauer was sleep in his tent), several more people would have died. It's much more a story about a mountaineer, rather than a story of a journalist who has also done some climbing. Oh joy, the other sign of a new climbing season.
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# ? Mar 5, 2015 18:10 |
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blah, blah ghost writer, blah, blah response in newer versions of into thin air, ghost writer was a hack etc
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# ? Mar 5, 2015 19:58 |
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Broken Machine posted:If you liked Into Thin Air, you'd probably enjoy reading The Climb by Boukreev, the Russian. Krakauer implied some poo poo about Boukreev that made for a good narrative, but it wasn't at all deserved. If it weren't for Boukreev's efforts (while Krakauer was sleep in his tent), several more people would have died. It's much more a story about a mountaineer, rather than a story of a journalist who has also done some climbing. krakauer was right when he said it was stupid for boukreev to guide without supplementary oxygen, but he was harsher on him than he should've been, yeah the doctor dude that refused to die is cool as poo poo though
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# ? Mar 5, 2015 21:19 |
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Pivotal Lever posted:the doctor dude that refused to die is cool as poo poo though Beck Weathers also wrote a book and it's pretty terrible.
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# ? Mar 5, 2015 21:56 |
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I hiked up Mount Washington when I was a kid! It was super tough but I am really glad to have done it. Thinking of going back to the White Mountains this summer actually, would love to do it again or go for some other peak.
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Cliff Racer posted:I hiked up Mount Washington when I was a kid! It was super tough but I am really glad to have done it. Thinking of going back to the White Mountains this summer actually, would love to do it again or go for some other peak. Me too! I'm thinking of doing this in July or August: http://www.everytrail.com/guide/presidential-traverse/map
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Me too! I'm thinking of doing this in July or August: http://www.everytrail.com/guide/presidential-traverse/map Yeah, your original post was what compelled me to chime in. I probably wouldn't be up for that though, I haven't hiked in ages and would only be up for day-tripping.
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http://sploid.gizmodo.com/first-ultra-hd-video-of-mount-everest-and-the-himalayas-1689756851
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this thread makes me think of the weirdest things that I haven't thought about in years chopping the compress route: http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web12w/newswire-kruk-kennedy-statement The Aid Climbing Rant: http://youtu.be/boQHYBhlOcs
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Bobby Digital posted:http://sploid.gizmodo.com/first-ultra-hd-video-of-mount-everest-and-the-himalayas-1689756851 Holy gently caress that's a beautiful video. It needs to be watched full-screen. Direct link.
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# ? Mar 8, 2015 00:10 |
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google street view, everest edition http://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/khumbu/#map
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Rondette posted:Here is the short Wikipedia article about it Time to bump the arctic/antarctic polar exploration book thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3655083 Rondette, still waiting for you to start that climbing book thread. Josef K. Sourdust posted:Sweepstakes on the number of dead this season? Any number between 0 and 100 (incl. climbers and sherpas, both Tibetan and Nepalese sides)? My pick 41 total. Anyone care to join before the body count begins in earnest? (I think 41 is probably too high but... )
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:59 |
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I feel a light year on deaths: 16.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:01 |
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I'm in for 26. e. assuming "died on everest" includes at base camp and anywhere above, but not general deaths getting to/from base camp, or elsewhere in the himalaya.
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:
All of them
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:57 |
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I'm probably going to low, but I think 8 is the right number. The mountain is sated after last years feast.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:01 |
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Could a yeti survive in the deathzone?
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:08 |
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I'm going to say everyone as well, but only because Everest erupts. (Yes i know it's not a volcano)
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:12 |
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I'll take 12. Perhaps I should start a spreadsheet.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:17 |
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Was gonna go with 12 but now I'll say 11.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:20 |
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I think it'll be an easy/low year...9.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:22 |
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13
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7 counting from crossing the Khumbu icefall
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:31 |
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4. I'm a low roller.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:33 |
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i hope 11 die this year
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10 brave fools will be eaten by the mountain.
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