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Koil posted:is first vaccinated half mexican woman to summit with covid taken? My dream is to summit Everest while simultaneously being the first person in history to steal Space Force valor.
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:My dream is to summit Everest while simultaneously being the first person in history to steal Space Force valor. there will never be any Space Force valor to steal
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# ? May 4, 2021 02:36 |
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# ? May 4, 2021 03:27 |
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Uality work right there.
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# ? May 4, 2021 07:27 |
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ZombieLenin posted:I mean, who could have possibly seen this coming? I'm not one to wish ill on other people, and I truly hope no one dies, but I hope this puts the fear of God into a bunch of millionaires who got used to thinking they can brute force any problem they want with money. Surprise, here's a few months of getting winded walking to the bathroom, and you were too sick to even go up the mountain. Don't you feel great about your $50,000 decision to go dump garbage on a sacred mountain for bragging rights?
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# ? May 4, 2021 07:34 |
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Even without the COVID outbreak and basecamp (lol) this year would be super gross because of all the rich people with the big pile of oxygen tanks using them to stand in an unnecessary murder queue for country club bragging rights while just over the border people are dying because they need oxygen to continue breathing. Eat the rich.
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# ? May 4, 2021 08:29 |
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The Sherpas should form a union, steal all the oxygen bottles, and fence it to India.
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# ? May 4, 2021 17:30 |
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Put a clause in the permit that says medical supplies may be appropriated in an emergency. Confiscate all O2 as soon as they arrive at Basecamp. If they want to try and climb anyway wgaf.
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# ? May 4, 2021 19:57 |
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ZombieLenin posted:I mean, who could have possibly seen this coming? quote:this always has disaster written all over it. Congratulations on discovering the true meaning of
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# ? May 6, 2021 19:14 |
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They should really just build an escalator to the top enclosed in glass with temperature control and plenty of oxygen. Then charge $50k per ride.
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# ? May 6, 2021 19:41 |
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Pawn 17 posted:They should really just build an escalator to the top enclosed in glass with temperature control and plenty of oxygen. Then charge $50k per ride. Tour guide: If you look to your left, you will see a pile of corpses. Interesting note, those belonged to the crew who built this very escalator! It's a shame they didn't have one they could ride to the top like you do! Our next stop on the tour will be the oxygen tank ocean, a monument to the days when brave hedge fund managers would have to pay brown people to haul their breath for them. Haha, those were the days!
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# ? May 6, 2021 19:50 |
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The escalator just dumps people at the top, right?
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# ? May 6, 2021 20:15 |
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We should Huck Finn some hedge fund managers into trying for the "First to summit while carrying escalator stair" title.
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# ? May 6, 2021 20:16 |
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Pawn 17 posted:They should really just build an escalator to the top enclosed in glass with temperature control and plenty of oxygen. Then charge $50k per ride. Why not build a train inside the mountain? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungfrau_Railway
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# ? May 6, 2021 21:22 |
WaPo reporting on the poo poo show at basecamp this year: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/mount-everest-basecamp-coronavirus-nepal/?itid=hp-top-table-main-0430bquote:Covid reached Everest base camp.
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# ? May 7, 2021 05:26 |
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quote:it has kept its main tourist attraction, the Nepali side of Mount Everest, open to foreigners seeking to climb the world’s tallest mountain. gently caress every one of these dumb motherfuckers.
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# ? May 7, 2021 18:20 |
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What's it like on the Chinese side? Do they allow climbers this year?
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# ? May 7, 2021 19:19 |
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Kamrat posted:What's it like on the Chinese side? Do they allow climbers this year? Last year they only allowed Chinese climbers specifically selected by the Chinese Mountaineering Association and I believe they're doing that again this year.
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# ? May 7, 2021 19:29 |
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gohuskies posted:Last year they only allowed Chinese climbers specifically selected by the Chinese Mountaineering Association and I believe they're doing that again this year. Guess they have everything under control over there if that's the case, any chance we'll get some stories or that side usually silent when it comes to news?
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# ? May 7, 2021 20:04 |
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Probably anyone in China with connections good enough to get to climb the mountain this year also has good enough connections to get the vaccine first.
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# ? May 8, 2021 04:29 |
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Also remember that covid-19 is not a thing in China right now. If you can afford an Everest trip you can afford to quarantine, it would be perfectly safe to do it even without vaccines. Just need permits and your tens of thousands of dollars.
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# ? May 8, 2021 06:22 |
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Until you get to the top and some guy with covid from the Nepal side coughs on you as he dies.
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# ? May 8, 2021 06:30 |
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PittTheElder posted:It will, but Covid-19 and it's variants are basically endemic now thanks to how so many governments managed to completely bungle their response, we're going to be dealing with it either way. Cheer up though. The plague stopped being a problem after about 400 years of culling anyone with a genetic susceptibility out of the gene pool. Give it time* and we'll all be laughing at Covid**. * A few centuries ** Assuming it doesn't mutate*** ***
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# ? May 8, 2021 11:16 |
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Pawn 17 posted:They should really just build an escalator to the top enclosed in glass with temperature control and plenty of oxygen. Then charge $50k per ride.
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# ? May 8, 2021 13:08 |
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I get emails from pizza but for some reason despite having ordered from them last 10+ years ago. I saw it so now you have to too. This day in hut history
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# ? May 8, 2021 22:36 |
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Thumposaurus posted:I get emails from pizza but for some reason despite having ordered from them last 10+ years ago. I, too, love pizza that is stale and cold as gently caress Seriously, how many hours does it take to get up there? Would it even be safe to eat by then?
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# ? May 8, 2021 22:39 |
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Oh I forgot the best part Lol
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# ? May 8, 2021 22:42 |
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Irukandji Syndrome posted:I, too, love pizza that is stale and cold as gently caress It's just pizza. I'm sure it was fine. It's not like it was milk or raw meat or something.
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# ? May 8, 2021 22:43 |
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Thumposaurus posted:Oh I forgot the best part Probably still got stiffed on the tip.
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# ? May 8, 2021 22:45 |
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Denarius posted:That seems kind of expensive, $200 puts you in the hand made kukri world. An Angkhola Dui Chirra from Kailash blades with all the bells and whistles: performance grind, full tang, and micarta handles is only $230. I've strongly considered getting one myself, that's what I'd choose if I did. Just realized I never posted this in this thread, it is your fault that I own this
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# ? May 8, 2021 22:53 |
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Dead Nerve posted:Probably still got stiffed on the tip. Pretty sure if it is not there in 30minutes it is free.
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# ? May 8, 2021 23:18 |
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bird with big dick posted:Just realized I never posted this in this thread, it is your fault that I own this What's that prong near the handle for?
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# ? May 8, 2021 23:50 |
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Varkk posted:Pretty sure if it is not there in 30minutes it is free. That’s Dominos
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# ? May 8, 2021 23:54 |
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Cojawfee posted:What's that prong near the handle for? I asked the same question and: mom and dad fight a lot posted:The purpose of that notch has long been forgotten. You'll hear stuff like:
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# ? May 8, 2021 23:59 |
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bird with big dick posted:Just realized I never posted this in this thread, it is your fault that I own this Isn’t that a Klingon blade? I what is the largest peak on Kronos? Also, had a Klingon speaker ever made the summit of Everest?
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# ? May 9, 2021 00:04 |
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Cojawfee posted:What's that prong near the handle for? The best answer I've heard is for fishing. You use the notch as a reel and if something goes wrong, you slide the line over the sharp part of the blade rather than lose the kukri
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# ? May 9, 2021 01:03 |
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That's a cool rear end blade
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# ? May 9, 2021 01:23 |
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Cojawfee posted:What's that prong near the handle for? You need to kuris but they're actually for eating tiny corn cobs.
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# ? May 9, 2021 01:28 |
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There is extensive speculation and just a little research about the two notches, called a "cho" or some variation on "charda." One intriguing answer I've heard is that gurkhas used to carry a pair of thin stones used for sharpening the blade: the notches are shaped to re-shape the stones, by drawing them through the notches. However, the notches then morphed and became more of a decorative element over time. Another idea is that they're a form of religious ornamentation, some significance to the shape being speculated (such as a cow's foot, or udders, or a lingam), but they're inconsistently shaped and nobody seems to agree on what actual symbol it's supposed to be, so I'm not sure if this makes sense or not. I've also read that the notches are simply there to stop the sharpening stone from hitting your hand while you use it, but I don't buy that one - the handle broadens just behind the end of the blade, and you can push your stone along the blade from the handle forward, so there's no need for a hard stop. I like the idea is that the cho allows you to tie a ribbon or cloth around the blade without severing the ribbon. This might be used outside of actual combat/practical use, maybe for some kind of dance or display? Of course, you could tie such a thing to the handle instead... Ultimately, the practice of cutting that notch was not documented when it started, and we just don't know and probably never will.
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# ? May 9, 2021 02:17 |
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The first guy to make one hosed up and then convinced everyone it was intentional and they just keep doing it because that's the way they've always done it.
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