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PostNouveau posted:Just lie about it. Much safer. I'm sure one of us Everest Goons could photoshop you on the summit
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Whoops hadn't been looking at this thread in a while. I'd like to enter for 16 if it is still available.
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So what exactly do mountaineers do for a living that they can spend months and months trying to kill themselves every year?
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ZombieLenin posted:So what exactly do mountaineers do for a living that they can spend months and months trying to kill themselves every year? A lot of the real pro ones work as tour guides, that way they get to climb the mountains and also get paid. They also work in mountain rescue and stuff like that. Some get sponsored. Ueli Steck who is exceptionally good is sponsored by Mountain Hardware I was trying to find out if Steck was climbing this year and came across this talk featuring him and Sir Chris Bonington. I haven't listened to it yet but thought I should share it here anyway. http://mtnmeister.com/meister/sir-chris-bonington-ueli-steck/
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ZombieLenin posted:So what exactly do mountaineers do for a living that they can spend months and months trying to kill themselves every year? The good ones run trekking companies running treks on different mountains, and others have sponsors. What's mind blowing the first time you learn is the amount of time an average outfit will spend on site. They'll often be on the mountain for months at a time waiting for the perfect window to summit; when I heard that, I got a little jealous just thinking about the time off from work the regular climbers get, and the amount of cash they can just throw at getting to Everest.
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Fojar38 posted:aka a san francisco arbys, the closest most goons will venture to the himalayas There are no Arby's in sf  . You have to go down the peninsula.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:20
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Rondette posted:Sir Chris Bonington This can't be a real name.
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raditts posted:This can't be a real name. You're thinking of his brother, Sir Dick.
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Spazzle posted:There are no Arby's in sf Only a little bit, it's in South SF, isn't it?
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Mar 25, 2015 18:11
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How hilarious would it be if the bitcoin guy can't even manage to get to the base camp
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Ursine Asylum posted:Only a little bit, it's in South SF, isn't it? Yeah, take the king's highway through lands of the dead and you're there.
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nerdz posted:How hilarious would it be if the bitcoin guy can't even manage to get to the base camp pretty sure the only way this can happen is if they blow a tire and even then it will only be a few hours delay. no, let's hope the sherpas revolt again before he gets there
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Mar 25, 2015 21:41
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ethanol posted:pretty sure the only way this can happen is if they blow a tire and even then it will only be a few hours delay. no, let's hope the sherpas revolt again before he gets there I'm here to help and listen
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Mar 25, 2015 21:47
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There used to be an Arby's in the outer sunset off of Sloat but it closed. This is important for information for unqualified mountaineers.
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Mar 25, 2015 23:40
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The arby's is an ancient one on el camino near west borough. It's way South San Francisco though, not really close to the city proper in any way. They have seating for like 8 people.
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Mar 25, 2015 23:43
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Rondette posted:A lot of the real pro ones work as tour guides, that way they get to climb the mountains and also get paid. They also work in mountain rescue and stuff like that. Some get sponsored. Ueli Steck who is exceptionally good is sponsored by Mountain Hardware Ueli Stecks fight with the Sherpas in 2013 was loving nuts. That was the first I'd heard about it. Maybe that lead sherpa was suffering some form of altitude sickness and got all fight-y like Lincoln Hall did back in 06? I dunno. e: Thanks for sharing, Rondette
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nerdz posted:How hilarious would it be if the bitcoin guy can't even manage to get to the base camp If you die before you get to base camp, do they still leave your body where it falls?
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Mar 26, 2015 00:21
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Ursine Asylum posted:Only a little bit, it's in South SF, isn't it? If I'm taking the BART down there I might as well stop at the Jolibees right at the San Bruno stop first (in tanforan)
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Mar 26, 2015 03:42
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Dely Apple posted:If I'm taking the BART down there I might as well stop at the Jolibees right at the San Bruno stop first (in tanforan) Got your crampons and ice axe?
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Hunterhr posted:Got you crampons and ice axe? It's just base camp compared to going all the way to the hellish industrial wastelands of SSF and SFO. Whole parties are lost in the Airport Icefields, never seen again except for lost gloves amongst the Cinnabons.
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Mar 26, 2015 03:46
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There are more corpses within one mile of that Arby's than there are on Everest. For now.
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Dely Apple posted:If I'm taking the BART down there I might as well stop at the Jolibees right at the San Bruno stop first (in tanforan) Eating Jolibee is more dangerous than mountaineering imo, that poo poo is toxic
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Mar 26, 2015 04:37
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nerdz posted:How hilarious would it be if the bitcoin guy can't even manage to get to the base camp I'm banking on it.
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DumbparameciuM posted:Maybe that lead sherpa was suffering some form of altitude sickness and got all fight-y like Lincoln Hall did back in 06? I dunno. Almost literally impossible. Ethnic Tibetans, including ethnic Sherpas, are almost entirely immune to effects of altitude.
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Mar 26, 2015 04:58
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So I'd like to place a side-bet: There's going to be a single, actual provable case of manslaughter or murder somewhere between basecamp and summit this year, probably committed with a climbing tool. By the by, I ran "everest dead idiot gambling twenty-fifteen' through google translate. Here's what it spat out: बीस-पन्ध्र जुवा सगरमाथा मृत मूर्ख म समलिङ्गी हुँ
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Grand Prize Winner posted:By the by, I ran "everest dead idiot gambling twenty-fifteen' through google translate. Here's what it spat out: I was going to do this with at least real hindi words (for the record while I speak and read hindi fairly fluently, my written abilities are...dubious) but I completely forgot. एवेरेस्ट पर मृत्यु की सट्टेबाजी २०१५ which very roughly (and probably with the language skills of a five year old) translates to Deaths on Everest Betting Pool, 2015.
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Paramemetic posted:Almost literally impossible. Ethnic Tibetans, including ethnic Sherpas, are almost entirely immune to effects of altitude. Sherpas have to get taken off the mountain each year with altitude sickness. poo poo, in S1E1 of the Everest reality TV show with Russel Brice/IMG, one of the Sherpas dies due to HAPE or HACE or something. Sure they're adapted better for life at that altitude but they're humans, not mountain climbing terminators.
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SC Bracer posted:I was going to do this with at least real hindi words (for the record while I speak and read hindi fairly fluently, my written abilities are...dubious) but I completely forgot. Nice try buddy, that clearly says 2024
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Mar 26, 2015 08:22
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Any chance to get Brian Blessed to yell at the mountains this year? I don't care which ones, it's just magical 
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First blood for the season goes to Annapurna:quote:A Finnish climber and his local guide died Wednesday while descending from the summit of Mount Annapurna in the first casualties of this mountaineering season, a Nepal mountaineering official said.
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http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/mountain-climber-heading-to-mount-everest-to-control-his-smart-home/ A solo climb without oxygen so you can test your smart home from the summit? Sure, why not.
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of course he also does crossfit.
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/mountain-climber-heading-to-mount-everest-to-control-his-smart-home/ don't tell me, i want to see if i can guess this guy's race
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Mar 27, 2015 03:08
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/mountain-climber-heading-to-mount-everest-to-control-his-smart-home/ I need to know exactly when he plans to summit, so I can light his house on fire
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theflyingexecutive posted:also good loving luck to anyone who guessed 0 this year I thought it was about Everest, this was on Annapurna. Also, how many Sherpas are named Pemba?
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I congratulate them on their successful ascent of Annapurna! (shame about the descent)
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xsuperkidx posted:of course he also does crossfit. Well he runs with one of those gas masks all the time and is prepared for the high altitude.
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Cojawfee posted:I thought it was about Everest, this was on Annapurna. I'm talking about smart house guy biting it
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gohuskies posted:Samuli Mansikka I remember this guy from Alan Arnette's K2 climb last year: http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2014/07/19/k2-housess-chimney-camp-2/.
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