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quote:Eric Arnold was zich bewust van de gevaren die de klim naar de top van Mount Everest met zich meebracht. "Dat is geen doodsverlangen, maar wel een soort levensdrift", zei hij eind februari in het radioprogramma De Nieuws BV op NPO Radio 1. "Voor mij ligt dat in de bergen. En blijkbaar iets dichter naar de rand van het leven toe, wordt voor mij het leven ook steeds mooier.” Eric Arnold knew the dangers that came with climbing Mt Everest. "It's no deathwish, but a need to really live" he said. "For me that's in the mountains. And apparently, more toward the edge of life, life becomes more beautiful for me as well" The mountaineer called the danger that's involved in climbing "The salt and pepper that spice it up". "I'm facing danger by climbing Mt Everest, I can't deny that."
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Rojkir posted:Translation mine: If salt and pepper=adequate metaphor for spicing up your life, you might be Dutch. Alas, I've had their food.
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May 21, 2016 12:10
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Ding ding ding! We got another one! That brings our total of assholes to 2 dead and 1 sherpa.
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Microwaves Mom posted:Ding ding ding! We got another one! Professional climbers are semi-assholes at best IMO
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May 21, 2016 14:19
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Paramemetic posted:Professional climbers are semi-assholes at best IMO IDK he was livin on the edge.
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May 21, 2016 14:20
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Can't literally go to sleep without the mountain killing you.
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May 21, 2016 14:25
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That irritating Australian girl summited yesterday: http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/aussie-teen-poised-to-crack-everest-record-20160520-gp0fgy.html Though she hasn't made it down yet.
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Mega64 posted:Can't literally go to sleep without the mountain killing you. Yeah that's the other greet side of effect of high altitudes. Even being really fit doesn't protect you from things like HAPE/HACE.
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May 21, 2016 14:50
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simplefish posted:Backpacks of USB sticks The bandwidth is awesome, the latency not so much.
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May 21, 2016 14:59
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Wait so was it hypothermia or what
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May 21, 2016 15:40
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Alan Smithee posted:Wait so was it hypothermia or what Maybe it was murder. If it was, no one will ever know.
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May 21, 2016 15:42
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Turns out if you try long enough Everest will kill you.
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May 21, 2016 15:53
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Dutch news is reporting it's altitude sickness, he died at 8300m after summiting yesterday. Another Dutch guy was in his team, who happens to be The First Man With Multiple Sclerosis To Summit.
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May 21, 2016 16:04
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I didn't know altitude sickness itself could kill. Thought it was hypoxia or something
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May 21, 2016 16:15
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Platystemon posted:Maybe it was murder. good.
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May 21, 2016 16:16
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Alan Smithee posted:I didn't know altitude sickness itself could kill. Thought it was hypoxia or something Isn't that what HAPE is? A couple people died of it before the summiting started (they should totally count).
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May 21, 2016 16:21
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No because the count would be 4 and I'm in for 3
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May 21, 2016 16:22
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PostNouveau posted:Isn't that what HAPE is? A couple people died of it before the summiting started (they should totally count). if they're not on the mountain they dont get counted. I'm in for 5 too so.
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May 21, 2016 16:25
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simplefish posted:Just split the Deathfest count 
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May 21, 2016 16:46
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Wrong way around. Count the sherpas as people and the rich idiots who want to die hiking as something else. Also don't count sherpa deaths at all, that's awful, those are human beings doing their job and their death is a tragedy.
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May 21, 2016 16:54
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No counting Sherpas. They're dying because it is one of the only chances they have at financial security for them and their families. Their deaths are sad.
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May 21, 2016 17:00
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what about "deaths" and "tragedies"
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Deaths being sad doesn't mean they should be excluded from the total. But the Sherpas are the ones that should be labeled as people, not the other way around.
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May 21, 2016 17:22
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Adix posted:what about "deaths" and "tragedies"
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May 21, 2016 17:31
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I vote that we don't count Sherpas. Things are awful enough for them as it is.
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May 21, 2016 17:33
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Alan Smithee posted:I didn't know altitude sickness itself could kill. Thought it was hypoxia or something While HAPE is still a bit mysterious, HACE: is literally altitude sickness so bad your brain swells and cripples you and then kills you.
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May 21, 2016 17:36
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Guys you're doing it all wrong. Don't focus on rear end in a top hat tourist deaths. Focus on feeding the mountain. Sherpa deaths are unfortunate, but they should count. The mountain hungers for sacrifices. All sacrifices count. I think base camp deaths also count. That's how one of the last year's deaths were so high... that avalanche ripping through the place. Base of the mountain is still a part of the mountain, after all, right? Base camp, khumbu, Sherpa, ascending or returning, they're all sacrifices to the mountain. E: oh god I am a terrible person.
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May 21, 2016 18:29
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4th Death: Dr Maria Elizabeth Strydom with Seven Summits Treks (Arnold Costner) dies at South Col. source
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WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:I vote that we don't count Sherpas. Things are awful enough for them as it is. Are you going to change your name to Zika Babies of Rio?
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May 21, 2016 18:32
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Huh, you'd think a doctor would know enough to avoid huge mountains.
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WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:I vote that we don't count Sherpas. Things are awful enough for them as it is. Wtf, this is exactly why we should count sherpas, because the assholes don't count them as worthy and they deserve to be recognised for the dangerous work they do
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May 21, 2016 18:36
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Poo, I forgot about this thread until a friend asked me what my number for the death pool was today. So much for back to back wins.
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May 21, 2016 18:40
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RKRGoat posted:4th Death: Dr Maria Elizabeth Strydom with Seven Summits Treks (Arnold Costner) dies at South Col. source That's the second death for seven summits. Did they gently caress up their timing? Did the first death cause another one?
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May 21, 2016 18:56
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How are the soylent guys doing? I'm hoping they all got wiped out.
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May 21, 2016 18:58
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Microwaves Mom posted:How are the soylent guys doing? I'm hoping they all got wiped out. If ever there was a year we needed a mountain serial killer (besides the mountain itself).
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Mega64 posted:If ever there was a year we needed a mountain serial killer (besides the mountain itself). 
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Eugenically speaking, the indigenous Nepalis can never be considered truely equal to the brawny European. However, through their cooperation, both in supporting western summit attempts, as well as their resistance to the nefarious CCP; they have proven their place in the lower echelons of civilized society. Therefore, their deaths shall not be in vein, as they can in fact be tallied under the 'people' category
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In good non-death related news, the Sherpa woman who works as a housekeeper in CT has summited a 7th time. http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-connecticut-women-climbs-everest-20160520-story.html
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Skeesix posted:In good non-death related news, the Sherpa woman who works as a housekeeper in CT has summited a 7th time. Everest rewards the worthy, all praise to Everest.
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Alan Smithee posted:I didn't know altitude sickness itself could kill. Thought it was hypoxia or something HAPE is when the lung started getting damaged by high altitude leading to problems such as popcorn lung. HACE is even less well understood, for example why some people get it really bad but others don't
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