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Put me in the long odds then at 28.
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You got mine wrong but I'll roll with the punches and keep it at 1, besides the only ones who count as "people" on Everest are the sherpas in my book.
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Mar 15, 2015 00:43
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The mountain's hunger will not remain satiated as the elder ones awaken. 19 deaths including bloggers on the mountain tweeting about how dangerous it is
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Mar 15, 2015 01:14
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I will take 19 too, or twenty if not that.
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Mar 15, 2015 01:47
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Put me in for 18.
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Mar 15, 2015 01:51
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The North Tower posted:Current bets chart for the Everest Deaths 2015 Guessing Contest!!! You loving rule, North Tower xD I'll take the last 1 death guess I suppose!
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Mar 15, 2015 02:49
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I'll take 2. Both sherpas who die setting a line or some other work related incident.
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Mar 15, 2015 03:11
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I waited too long. So, I'll say the mountain deals itself blackjack. 21 is my guess.
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Mar 15, 2015 03:52
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35 people die, and I hope it's loving televised.
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Mar 15, 2015 04:06
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StoneOfShame posted:Everest will claim six including Sherpa. Bonus guess, on of those claimed will of course be Alyssa Azar the Australian trying to become the youngest woman to summit and she will die in an avalanche as befitting someone who was there for last years avalanche and decided it didn't faze her. I thought some 13 year old or 14 year old beat her to the punch, rendering her pre-written book obsolete
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Mar 15, 2015 05:25
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I'll take 23 all day.
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Dr.Smasher posted:I thought some 13 year old or 14 year old beat her to the punch, rendering her pre-written book obsolete Yeah but she was Indian soooooo.... Although, she summited last year, a month after the Sherpa incident. I didn't realise anyone had gone up there at all. eta- LOOONNNNNGGGG but interesting blog post from Alan Arnette about last year's season - I'll quote some bits I found interesting quote:From Tibet over 100 people summited. And from Nepal, six summits, albeit aviation assisted since the climbers flew to Camp 2 instead of climbing through the Icefall. quote:In general, the new generation of sherpas are quite different from their fathers and grandfathers. They have more western style education, they are more ambitious, they do not hesitate to show their emotions. quote:The Everest Haters, found red meat in this action, using it as further evidence that today’s Everest climbers (and the Haters reject even using the term climber) were incapable of attempting Everest without the support of the sherpas. They were correct. It kills me how bitchy the community is, you can read so much between the lines of this article. A wealthy Chinese lady summited, with the help of a helicopter.. quote:Local newspapers called her “legendary”. When asked about helicopters, she refused to comment but two days later said she never used a helicopter and had climbed the Icefall. Her helicopter pilot and new organizer said she had flown into the Camp 2. The Ministry said they would look into it before issuing a final summit certificate. There was also a link to this article about the Sherpa, I haven't got around to reading it yet (about to go to work) but I'll post it here. http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/mountaineering/Disposable-Man-History-of-the-Sherpa-on-Everest.html Rondette fucked around with this message at 06:46 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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Mar 15, 2015 06:17
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Put me down for 19.5; this year, one midget will die on Everest's uncaring face.
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Mar 15, 2015 07:20
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Maybe some helicopters crashing because more and more fly to camp 2.
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Mar 15, 2015 08:19
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gonna go with a nice round 20
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Mar 15, 2015 08:28
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The North Tower posted:Updated list - we're pretty much out of the typical range by now, with 2-15, 17 and 26 all taken - sorry if you weren't able to enter with a number you wanted, but I did follow request solely in chronological order, and there's always next year for the big 20-year-anniversary party! If I knew how many permits where issued I'd give you that number, but I can't find it 
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Triple-Kan posted:Put me down for 19.5; this year, one midget will die on Everest's uncaring face. you can't have .5 for a midget, but you DO get a fractional score for every lost digit and limb, so if there's enough frostbite you could make up that .5 from lost fignats, toes, hands and feet.
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Mar 15, 2015 10:39
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Put me down for an even 30 climbers (0 sherpas).
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Mar 15, 2015 12:53
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Sticking with my 10, but I'll add a 7/3 tourist/Sherpa split to my guess.
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Mar 15, 2015 15:12
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I'm voting two and a half men. Someone's gonna lose their legs.
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Mar 15, 2015 15:45
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gently caress it: calling 23. (Illuminati gonna get involved!  )
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Mar 15, 2015 15:51
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SimianNinja posted:gently caress it: calling 23. (Illuminati gonna get involved! Vladimir Putin mysteriously shows up sitting next to Green Boots, autopsy reveals he's been dead for.... ten years!!!!
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Mar 15, 2015 16:45
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Meatwave posted:I'm voting two and a half men. Someone's gonna lose their legs. Can we just put the cast from Two and a Half Men on the mountain and watch them freeze to death?
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Mar 15, 2015 17:37
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rotinaj posted:Can we just put the cast from Two and a Half Men on the mountain and watch them freeze to death? Ashton would wander off to punk green boots.
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Mar 15, 2015 17:50
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Dr.Smasher posted:I thought some 13 year old or 14 year old beat her to the punch, rendering her pre-written book obsolete Her blog says youngest Australian now so I guess so. In her defence she does seem pretty well prepared so maybe she wont become a summit crazed moron but who knows.
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Mar 15, 2015 18:12
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18, with four Sherpas.
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Mar 15, 2015 20:51
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So I made a beautiful banner (added to the OP along with the current guessing numbers) Rondette fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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Mar 15, 2015 21:20
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Rondette posted:So I made a beautiful banner This is amazing! Some animation would be pretty sweet. Like rotating corpses or something? Or just go full Blingee?
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Mar 15, 2015 21:27
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SimianNinja posted:This is amazing! haha, animation is beyond my ken. BLINGEE Muhahah, that is stupid fun 
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Mar 15, 2015 21:28
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I'm in for 16 with 3 Sherpas, if 16s are still open.
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Mar 15, 2015 22:05
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Give me a 23!
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Mar 15, 2015 22:06
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Jesus Christ. I'm going to say 18, because I like to think the mountain is feeling ambitious and will want to pass last year's record (also, I feel like we're all going to hell for this).
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Mar 15, 2015 22:27
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lots of people are guessing awfully high, is this just because all the lower numbers are occupied or do y'all think that the poo poo that went down last year will make the mountain extra crowded/dangerous?
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Mar 15, 2015 22:27
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IMO it brings bad luck to bet on people's deaths, everytime I open this thread I want to spit and spin around three times.
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Mar 15, 2015 22:32
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Yeah, maybe there could be secondary/honorary guesses for realistic and thus "full" numbers.
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Mar 15, 2015 22:32
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I'm sticking with my 4 vote, but I'll give Sherpas one (1) and Tourists three (3) of those deaths.
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Mar 15, 2015 22:43
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I'm gonna add a bonus guess of 12 climbers, 3 Sherpas.
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Mar 15, 2015 22:57
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You can't say I didn't warn you.
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Kurtofan posted:You can't say I didn't warn you. Throw some salt over your shoulder, too. Also, I actually think the number will be lower, but 18 wasn't taken yet. Well, that and even the high ones don't seem that farfetched, because between the climate change stuff messing up the mountain's stability and the likely super-glut of climbers this year, all it would take is one bad day at the Icefall or another serac tipping over, and boom--Base Camp turns into a batch of Corpsesicle Surprise.
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Rondette posted:haha, animation is beyond my ken. Yesssss 
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