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The guy sound scared in a gay porn soundtrack way
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unpacked robinhood posted:Is it more expensive to fly a chopper near the summit, because there's less air, so you need more gas ? Helicopters have a hard time with high altitude in general because of lower air pressure, presumably they would need more gas which I'm sure is in short supply as well. frajaq posted:Hopefully the sherpas are safe with their families Nepal isn't really a safe place to be right now.
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Apr 26, 2015 20:26
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monster on a stick posted:
Why? The earthquake is over
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:Why? The earthquake is over The buildings are hosed and there is still earthquakes.
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:Why? The earthquake is over what are aftershocks??
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:Why? The earthquake is over Not quite (and that is just the past day) Seven day, enjoy! http://on.doi.gov/1A2tX2b
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Apr 26, 2015 20:31
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unpacked robinhood posted:The guy sound scared in a gay porn soundtrack way
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Dave Hahn posted:And we are worried, as everybody is, about putting people in the Ice Fall again. That is probably not going to be our exit plan. And now we are looking to helicopter out in the next day or two to get down to Base Camp. And that probably will be what we do, but the timing is still up to mother nature. It's *still* a better alternative than was available in the 1936 Eiger climbing disaster , in which people got trapped in a not-downclimbable position on the Eiger. The trapped climbers were visible, guides were available, but there was simply no way to reach the climbers in time.
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Apr 26, 2015 20:34
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EX250 Type R posted:From hubris to debris 
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Apr 26, 2015 20:37
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keevo posted:Don't think this video has been posted yet: Yep, that's the snow drift off of an avalanche alright. That's not even the actual avalanche. Ice and snow has a lot of weight, and just that blast alone is really scary. The actual "I-will-loving-bury-you-where-nobody-will-find-you" avalanche is probably a bit further towards the mountain, killing people. Probably not a lot of video of that, cause' you know. The video is under 30 feet of snow. Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbuk9AyEap8&t=55s
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Apr 26, 2015 20:42
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Obviously the people stuck in camp 1 and 2 have to summit and then exit on the north side.
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Apr 26, 2015 20:42
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It's on record (sorry, no link) that the avalanche was throwing large boulders around Base Camp (and presumably higher up).
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Apr 26, 2015 20:43
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Syncopated posted:Obviously the people stuck in camp 1 and 2 have to summit and then exit on the north side. More blood for the mountain god
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Apr 26, 2015 20:45
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I admit that I am in fact responsible for this disaster by tempting Fate because I a) initiated the death pool and b) posted the unfeasibly high body count of 41, which everyone (including me) thought was excessive. I will be genuinely sorry if I win, which looks a real possibility. Climbing Everest if you are a professional climber is meaningless; climbing Everest if you are portly dentist with almost no climbing experience in order to quench a nagging personal inadequacy is dumb and meaningless; climbing Everest as a professional porter, guide or sherpa is a difficult and admirable way of making a living (while also being meaningless). I promise not to tempt Fate again in the near future and will be donating to a relief charity this week.
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Apr 26, 2015 20:48
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Arsenic Lupin posted:They're going to helicopter *everybody* trapped up on the mountain down to Base Camp? I can believe them that the Ice Fall in the midst of aftershocks from a massive quake is impossible, but that's going to be a lot of helicopter trips. Would it be easier to ferry smaller supplies like food, tents, tinder, coats up and just let them hang out till it's not do hectic
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:Climbing Everest if you are a professional climber is meaningless; climbing Everest if you are portly dentist with almost no climbing experience in order to quench a nagging personal inadequacy is dumb and meaningless; climbing Everest as a professional porter, guide or sherpa is a difficult and admirable way of making a living (while also being meaningless). Maybe for some people it has meaning.  What a tragedy for all involved.
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Apr 26, 2015 20:55
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LOL, last year was just a warning. Chomolungma is officially tired of our poo poo.
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:I admit that I am in fact responsible for this disaster by tempting Fate because I a) initiated the death pool and b) posted the unfeasibly high body count of 41, which everyone (including me) thought was excessive. I will be genuinely sorry if I win, which looks a real possibility. There's a cafe I go to that was strangely empty today. I think Butt Wizard might have a chance.
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Apr 26, 2015 21:05
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keevo posted:Don't think this video has been posted yet: What is the net worth of the gentleman filming this? I need to know whether it is appropriate to feel empathy towards him.
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Apr 26, 2015 21:11
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:I admit that I am in fact responsible for this disaster by tempting Fate because I a) initiated the death pool and b) posted the unfeasibly high body count of 41, which everyone (including me) thought was excessive. I will be genuinely sorry if I win, which looks a real possibility. You and me both, bro :\
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More on the state of the Khumbu Icefall from Eric Simonson of IMG: http://www.mountainguides.com/everest-south15.shtml quote:After the injured climbers were evacuated this morning from Base Camp, and before the clouds came in this afternoon and shut down the helicopter operations for the day, we had a reconnaissance of the Khumbu Icefall route from the air. Bottom line is that the route is badly broken up, many ladders are lost, and ropes buried. IMG guide Justin Merle and several guides from other teams descended from Camp 1 to observe the upper route and they confirm this. Oog.
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i'm not saying im glad an obnoxious coachella-attending gentrifier died, but i am getting a pretty big chuckle out of him dying literally the day after mocking the mountain's danger on instagram
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OMGVBFLOL posted:i'm not saying im glad an obnoxious coachella-attending gentrifier died, but i am getting a pretty big chuckle out of him dying literally the day after mocking the mountain's danger on instagram 
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like, right after "lets stop over a crevasse to drienk fancy coffee LOL" the biggest natural disaster to affect everest in recorded history snuffs him out that is some high grade black humor
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OMGVBFLOL posted:i'm not saying im glad an obnoxious coachella-attending gentrifier died, but i am getting a pretty big chuckle out of him dying literally the day after mocking the mountain's danger on instagram he was a google exec in charge of privacy, pretty sure he had it coming
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What was bigger, the japan tsunami or the indonesia one? edit: wrong thread
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I'm Crap posted:you're definitely very mentally ill i'm afraid hey now that was actually pretty funny
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Arsenic Lupin posted:More on the state of the Khumbu Icefall from Eric Simonson of IMG:
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frajaq posted:hey now that was actually pretty funny
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ethanol posted:run for cover, use a beacon and pray there will be people to dig you out if you get buried. There are those avalanche airbags, but they're for people who trigger avalanches. They're supposed to float you to the top before the snow settles.Nothing works when when you're already on the level ground like that where the snow comes to a rest, you're just not supposed to be there. Of course avalanches don't normally roll through base camp There are airbags that you can wear that apparently keep you at or near the top of the snow in an avalanche. Don't ask me how they work, but apparently they do. And under normal circumstances I don't think you'd be wearing one on Everest. It would be a hassle to wear one all the time at basecamp, plus avalanches reaching basecamp is a pretty improbable event (I'm guessing climbers aren't expecting 7.9 earthquakes). Any higher up its added weight, and you're most likely to get crushed, or dropped so far you splat, regardless of whether or not you're wearing your avalanche protection gear. ZombieLenin fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Apr 26, 2015 |
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isnt it way easier to climb down than it is to climb up? dont see what the big deal is
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ZombieLenin posted:There are airbags that you can wear that apparently keep you at or near the top of the snow. Probably re-read what you just quoted. Star War Sex Parrot posted:It would be insanely nerve-wracking to be above the icefall right now; knowing that you can't climb down. In theory they should have a few weeks of supplies with them though, right? Summits were probably still 3-4 weeks away? I doubt they'd have carried everything up as a lump sum right at the beginning, though. The Sherpas are probably making runs between the camps throughout the season.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:It would be insanely nerve-wracking to be above the icefall right now; knowing that you can't climb down. In theory they should have a few weeks of supplies with them though, right? Summits were probably still 3-4 weeks away? Someone is saying that Camp 2 has about two days worth of supplies left. I don't know why they aren't going down to Camp 1 though.
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Minrad posted:So, figures will get a lot, lot worse as international efforts try to make headway to visit remote villages. The lack of communication is probably why all the sherpas immediately ditched to make it back to their home villages. The P-waves are shaking, and I'm thinking, yeah, that's pretty bad. The the S-waves hit and I'm like 
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:isnt it way easier to climb down than it is to climb up? dont see what the big deal is Actually it's the other way around.
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Rondette posted:You and me both, bro :\ 
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Apr 26, 2015 21:34
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ante posted:Probably re-read what you just quoted. What I am saying is: I don't understand the physics. I get the abstract mechanism of action, obviously. Airbag keeps you on top of the snow.
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ZombieLenin posted:What I am saying is: I don't understand the physics. I get the abstract mechanism of action, obviously. Airbag keeps you on top of the snow. You replied to someone saying that airbags exist and work under certain circumstances by saying that airbags exist and work under certain circumstances  Anyway, doesn't matter because you edited with totally correct info that yeah, Everest is not a place where anyone would be wearing them.
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