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Microwaves Mom posted:well, I guess you could get technical on it if ones already taken. That's what everyone else has been doing since Tenzing and Hillary summited.
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First ten-piece band to summit without the use of double reeds.
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# ? May 13, 2016 21:02 |
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First Canadian of mixed Polish and Irish descent with lactose intolerance and one second toe longer than a big toe on the right foot and a weird mole on her stomach to summit Everest.
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# ? May 13, 2016 23:22 |
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First asexual mountainkin asmr roleplayer youtube celebrity to summit mount everest.
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# ? May 13, 2016 23:28 |
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Picnic Princess posted:First Canadian of mixed Polish and Irish descent with lactose intolerance and one second toe longer than a big toe on the right foot and a weird mole on her stomach to summit Everest.
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# ? May 13, 2016 23:31 |
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Ceciltron posted:First asexual mountainkin asmr roleplayer youtube celebrity to summit mount everest. Make sure to like and subscribe.
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# ? May 13, 2016 23:43 |
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First SA forums poster to summit.
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# ? May 14, 2016 00:00 |
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Paramemetic posted:Does it matter the order? Like to be first serial killer to summit do you have to already be a serial killer? Or can you summit and then take up serial killing and get the title retroactively? also don't gently caress up and be a mere spree killer, that would sure be embarassing
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# ? May 14, 2016 01:01 |
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GTO posted:First SA forums poster to summit. Do we bet on our own deaths?
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# ? May 14, 2016 01:27 |
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esb posted:I climbed a 2500m mountain once was gonna be a guided trip where everyone are tied together so when u fall down some crack or something you should be saved.. maybe? First virgin to summit, oh wait that was Hillary.
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# ? May 14, 2016 01:29 |
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Dreddout posted:Do we bet on our own deaths? gently caress if im paying out
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# ? May 14, 2016 03:20 |
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Zyla posted:also don't gently caress up and be a mere spree killer, that would sure be embarassing Seriously. I mean being the first serial killer takes actual dedication, time, effort. First spree killer is basically nonsense. Easy mode.
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# ? May 14, 2016 03:25 |
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Paramemetic posted:Seriously. I mean being the first serial killer takes actual dedication, time, effort. First spree killer is basically nonsense. Easy mode. You've also got to have a good gimmick if you're an Everest serial killer. You can't just stab people with an ice axe and call it a day.
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# ? May 14, 2016 04:01 |
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Paramemetic posted:Does it matter the order? Like to be first serial killer to summit do you have to already be a serial killer? Or can you summit and then take up serial killing and get the title retroactively? What if you're the first serial killer to summit, but then someone who summitted before you takes up serial killing? Do you lose the title?
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# ? May 14, 2016 04:13 |
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With all the bodies up there are we sure the serial killer one hasn't already been done?
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# ? May 14, 2016 04:21 |
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Are we all forgetting the Everest Eliminator?
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# ? May 14, 2016 04:32 |
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The serial killer's name is Chomolungma.
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# ? May 14, 2016 04:33 |
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The mountain is the serial killer
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# ? May 14, 2016 04:33 |
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Fallows posted:The mountain is the serial killer Boooooo this twist is byllshit
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# ? May 14, 2016 04:46 |
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Germstore posted:the poop situation up there is already bad enough The technical term is "shituation".
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# ? May 14, 2016 19:16 |
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Today's update from Alan Arnette - Fast Summit Start Slows with Windquote:Gambling that the current high winds will let up during the summit climb, multiple climbers and at least one team, Adventure Global are on their push to summit Everest. Most teams however are looking at topping out on the 18th or 19th of May.
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# ? May 14, 2016 19:49 |
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Alan Arnette posted:My sincere hopes for a continued safe season for all. Well THAT dude is clearly not a goon
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# ? May 14, 2016 20:55 |
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Sono posted:What if you're the first serial killer to summit, but then someone who summitted before you takes up serial killing? Do you lose the title? To be safe, you should take up only killing people who have summitted before you. Helps prevent that sort of thing.
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# ? May 15, 2016 00:45 |
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What do you guys think is the main reason why people choose to die on the mountain? Is it the fact that they are almost there or that they spend tens of thousands of dollars to get there, or maybe something else? If it cost 20 dollars to get to the top, do you think people would be more willing to turn back and try again later?
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# ? May 15, 2016 00:52 |
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Cojawfee posted:What do you guys think is the main reason why people choose to die on the mountain? Is it the fact that they are almost there or that they spend tens of thousands of dollars to get there, or maybe something else? If it cost 20 dollars to get to the top, do you think people would be more willing to turn back and try again later? They have like 1/3rd of the oxygen their brain needs to function at that height.
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# ? May 15, 2016 02:02 |
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RKRGoat posted:They have like 1/3rd of the oxygen their brain needs to function at that height. Plus, your body is actively dying above 8000m (it's called the "death zone" for a reason), you don't have good cognitive and reasoning skills (simple math is hard), it's cold as gently caress, and if you weren't in one of the first groups to go up that morning, you're probably stuck waiting in a queue to get back down the loving mountain. You're exhausted and you just want to sit down - just for a minute to rest. But you can't. 8000m is considered an extreme altitude, where the human body simply cannot acclimate and if you stay too long up there without supplemental oxygen, your body's functions will break down and you end up being Green Boots II of Shitshow Mountain. Good times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_high_altitude_on_humans Nether Postlude fucked around with this message at 04:42 on May 15, 2016 |
# ? May 15, 2016 04:35 |
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Yes, but I'm wondering what they are thinking in that state. When a sherpa says you have to turn back and you can't make it to the summit but they keep on going anyway. What is the justification they have.
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# ? May 15, 2016 07:02 |
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They turn back to baser instincts. These are the kind of people who think their wealth backs up their opinion. If they were in a lifeboat with a 30 years experience captain they'd probably still want to say their piece, regardless of how woefully deficient they are in terms of relevant knowledge and skill. Everest being reduced to a bucket list item for people means they probably think of Sherpas as 'the help', rather than 'the people who carry hundreds of clueless people up a mountain every year'. You think they're gonna listen to 'the help'.
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# ? May 15, 2016 07:11 |
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Cojawfee posted:What do you guys think is the main reason why people choose to die on the mountain? Is it the fact that they are almost there or that they spend tens of thousands of dollars to get there, or maybe something else? If it cost 20 dollars to get to the top, do you think people would be more willing to turn back and try again later? i think that to summit everest it's just physically necessary to push yourself well beyond the point of rational decision making so that you can continue in spite of the entire apparatus of your body telling you to stop.
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# ? May 15, 2016 07:50 |
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Yeah it's basically that. Your body is literally falling to pieces, and you're getting so little oxygen that rational decisions just aren't possible. If you've spent years focusing on the goal of summiting, your brain isn't going to accept turning back as an answer. Even super-experienced mountaineers get summit fever. If you've ever had to chaperone a ridiculously drunk friend home from a night out, that's basically what the sherpas are doing.
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# ? May 15, 2016 08:04 |
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I'm glad KENTON COOL summited.
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# ? May 15, 2016 08:05 |
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There is also the aspect that the summit is only half way. Lots of people summit but don't leave enough for the way back down. I imagine a decent chunk of summit fever fatalities are caused by people losing sight of the descent and fixation on the immediate goal of reaching the summit rather than the overall goal of reaching the summit, then Base Camp.
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# ? May 15, 2016 09:12 |
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GTO posted:There is also the aspect that the summit is only half way. Lots of people summit but don't leave enough for the way back down. I imagine a decent chunk of summit fever fatalities are caused by people losing sight of the descent and fixation on the immediate goal of reaching the summit rather than the overall goal of reaching the summit, then Base Camp. canadaflag.jpg
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# ? May 15, 2016 09:22 |
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It's May 15, has anyone died yet
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# ? May 16, 2016 06:35 |
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NPR had a nice story about the Sherpa this weekend. http://www.npr.org/2016/05/14/478040513/sherpas-first-to-climb-mount-everest-after-2-years-of-avalanches
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Cojawfee posted:What do you guys think is the main reason why people choose to die on the mountain? Is it the fact that they are almost there or that they spend tens of thousands of dollars to get there, or maybe something else? If it cost 20 dollars to get to the top, do you think people would be more willing to turn back and try again later? As other people have pointed out the Death Zone does whacky stuff to the brain, which greatly increases the chance of making bad decisions. Other lots climbers getting obsessed with reaching the summit give all the time and expense involved, with many of deaths being due to attempting to summit despite being outside the safe window in terms of time.
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# ? May 16, 2016 13:26 |
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DAAS Kapitalist posted:With all the bodies up there are we sure the serial killer one hasn't already been done? Well, at this point enough people are summit in you could probably do a bit of statistical analysis and see if there's a possibility of there being a serial killer already active on the mountain. It's already full of white guys that everyone agrees are 'nice people.' Just compare fatalities between the different climbing operations, control for experience, and see if there are years that particular groups experience higher than average fatalities consistently. At the very least you'd determine who you shouldn't walk up a really big hill with. I mean, the zodiac killer ran for the nomination, who knows what serial killer hobbies include these days.
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# ? May 16, 2016 15:06 |
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Reposting this again but this was pretty cool documentary on studies into how everest messes with people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC9sBo1WHXA
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# ? May 16, 2016 15:39 |
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First goon to have touched a vagina and the summit within the span of a decade
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# ? May 16, 2016 23:50 |
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has a black done it yet
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