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This is not related to Everest, but is related to the attitudes of some of the Westerners who climb Everest. Cross posting from the Schadenfreude thread.
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The Walrus posted:this thread will like this article A bit late for this, but: quote:He uploaded clips of his adventures to his YouTube channel, “My Travel Forever Machine,” editing many of his videos to the song Hard Sun, Eddie Vedder’s single from Into the Wild Why am I not surprised.
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May 25, 2021 18:32
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Read an interview with the one guy who aborted his tours. This is a luxury tour offering, you pay €100K for the cheap version or €200K for the full monty. Some tidbits: Of the 408 expedition groups, three brought covid tests. Allegedly "almost everyone" cordoned off their expedition from the others and he's not sure how covid could possibly have spread, but then it turns out there were parties. He says he was "hoping the government would stop expeditions" then "that others would stop expeditions first" (read: he didn't want to have to refund people) but nobody did. Also the only way out of Basecamp at the point of the interview (5 days ago) was via chopper, as the Khumbu valley was shut down with military stationed to turn away people. If the sherpas weren't involved one might be tempted to cheer for the Masque of the Red Death situation they manufactured for themselves. e: almost forgot, there's inclement weather coming that makes the original window of ascent very unlikely. gschmidl fucked around with this message at 20:55 on May 25, 2021 |
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May 25, 2021 20:30
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ZombieLenin posted:This is not related to Everest, but is related to the attitudes of some of the Westerners who climb Everest. Delicious. 'I'm rich, I can ignore the rules' bullshit. Really want to know what his last thoughts were. Anger? Surprise? Annoyance? Outrage?
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May 27, 2021 16:54
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I was at the beach last weekend. I went into the water just up to my knees and almost got knocked over by the rip. The power of the seas is no joke.
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May 27, 2021 16:56
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Do not gently caress with flowing water in general. A foot of flowing water can easily knock your own your rear end and carry you along with it.
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May 28, 2021 18:22
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Well, it happened, two Icelandic climbers got to the top and back with covid. https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/05/27/covid-on-top-of-everest
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May 28, 2021 21:07
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When you command the rip tide to stop but she still succin
shame on an IGA fucked around with this message at 21:23 on May 28, 2021 |
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May 28, 2021 21:20
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gschmidl posted:Read an interview with the one guy who aborted his tours. This is a luxury tour offering, you pay €100K for the cheap version or €200K for the full monty. lol so predictable. and you know these rich fuckers could have just pulled strings and gotten themselves and the sherpas all vaccinated.
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May 28, 2021 21:42
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The super soldier guy off of the UK TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins gets humbled by Everest. -ninja edit- Actually after watching the last couple of minutes, "humble" is probably the wrong word lol It's pretty short, I guess due to only having 1 cameraman, but it's still pretty interesting Worth the hassle of VPN or whatever for non UK Goons imo https://www.channel4.com/programmes/extreme-everest-with-ant-middleton/on-demand/68004-001
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May 31, 2021 11:33
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Almost six-months and two deaths into 2021- the NPS is sick of dealing with climbers on Denali in Alaska. The statement also reminded climbers that the National Park Service rescues people only when their lives, limbs or eyesight are at risk. “Anything that we deem falls outside these categories, we will leave you to figure out on your own, and this year we have already turned down rescue requests that don’t meet these criteria,” they said. https://apnews.com/article/ak-state-wire-lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-environment-and-nature-3480cb4ec763cda66582bc44a78b3209
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May 31, 2021 20:43
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quote:“We have seen a disturbing amount of overconfidence paired with inexperience in the Alaska Range,” the National Park Service wrote in a statement issued Thursday. quote:Experts recommend taking 17 to 21 days to climb Denali. That includes rest days and extra days to wait out extreme weather. Many expeditions get “desperation, impatience and summit fever” when they are running out of days and take risks, rangers said. 
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May 31, 2021 21:29
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Only 2 deaths?
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Jun 1, 2021 00:42
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The X-man cometh posted:Only 2 deaths? Denali is 6190m so even if you get into trouble at least you can breathe.
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Jun 1, 2021 02:18
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I grew up and live in Ohio. I remember going to Estes Park, Colorado for my honeymoon just a few years ago, and I thought I was going to die because of the altitude. Also, I have horrible asthma, and have had it my entire life. I try to imagine what it would be like going to base camp for Everest, and I think I'd just flat out die. Anybody else have major altitude issues before?
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Jun 1, 2021 02:24
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NC Wyeth Death Cult posted:Almost six-months and two deaths into 2021- the NPS is sick of dealing with climbers on Denali in Alaska. Ages ago I climbed from 3500 to 6000 m and back over three days  That was with a guide and it still loving sucked and was the worst thing ever, don't do that. Outrail fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Jun 1, 2021 |
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Jun 1, 2021 03:18
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3 A.M. Radio posted:I grew up and live in Ohio. I remember going to Estes Park, Colorado for my honeymoon just a few years ago, and I thought I was going to die because of the altitude. Also, I have horrible asthma, and have had it my entire life. I was born and grew up between 4000 and 7000 feet, but I've been living basically at sea level for the past 10 years. At some point, my altitude resistance dropped, and whoo boy does it suck. A couple summers ago, I did a half day of work, spent an hour at the gym, and then drove to the foothills of Mt. Adams for a weekend of glamping. I had some food, a couple of beers, and then went to hike up the hill to the outhouse, and I was just gassed the whole time. It seemed weird, because going to the gym felt good, and the drive wasn't that tiring, and I'd only had a couple of beers? ...oh, right. It was also 7000 or so feet above sea level. The after effects of the COVID vaccine felt really similar.
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Jun 1, 2021 04:51
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The following records have been set on Everest: Fastest woman from Basecamp to summit @ 25h50m; First family of 8 Sherpa siblings to summit; And Kami Rita Sherpa, previous record holder, summited for the 25th time. 
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Jun 1, 2021 14:15
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gschmidl posted:The following records have been set on Everest: You know what they say: the family that summits together, plummets together! I'm so sorry. That's legit a cool thing, as are the other two records.
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Jun 1, 2021 15:11
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Now that I look at it that thumbsup emoji seems kind of sarcastic? For comparison, the fastest man (another sherpa) took 10 hours and 56 minutes.
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Jun 1, 2021 15:49
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Oh was the woman a sherpa? That wasn't clear but it makes sense.
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Jun 1, 2021 19:46
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Zero One posted:Oh was the woman a sherpa? That wasn't clear but it makes sense. Looks like no, it's a Tsang Yin-hung from Hong Kong. The previous record holder was Phunjo Jhangmu Lama from Nepal, at 39 hours and 6 minutes, so that's quite a jump.
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Jun 1, 2021 20:36
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Alone season 8 starts tonight on the History channel
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Jun 3, 2021 13:42
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https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/1400591896603512832 The newest expedition to the site thinks that they set up their tents in a dangerous spot to shelter from the wind. An ice slab detached and ran over some of the tents, severely injuring several party members. The other members, fearing a full-scale avalanche, fled and were unable to find their way back in the dark.
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Jun 4, 2021 01:20
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PostNouveau posted:https://twitter.com/NewYorker/status/1400591896603512832 Yeah, it’s pretty obvious there was an avalanche during a serious storm, causing people to abandon their tents half clothed, some with no shoes... not Bigfoot or Aliens.
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Jun 4, 2021 01:24
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ZombieLenin posted:not Bigfoot or Aliens. Who do you think caused the avalanche?
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Jun 4, 2021 01:37
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There was a pitched battle between a bigfoot and several grays who wanted to probe him, causing a deadly avalanche below as a result
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Jun 4, 2021 01:50
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Someone was lighting their farts, and one of the fireballs got too big and one of the people jumped backwards and accidentally hit the "avalanche" button.
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Jun 4, 2021 01:55
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Mynameismud posted:Here is a video of someone climbing K2. Watching this I realize how much more I want to see the badass setting the ropes for these chumps. This dude would never make it without that death grip on the ascender half the time.
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Jun 4, 2021 16:07
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They were clearly having a fight club meeting and knocked eachother unconscious.
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Jun 4, 2021 16:27
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3 A.M. Radio posted:I grew up and live in Ohio. I remember going to Estes Park, Colorado for my honeymoon just a few years ago, and I thought I was going to die because of the altitude. Also, I have horrible asthma, and have had it my entire life. I moved from East Coast to Colorado for a few years, and while I get headaches/migraines somewhat often, the first one to two months there I had terrible headaches and migraines every day, then I was fine. Now when ever I go back to visit I’m fine, and typically I summit a 14er whenever I go and it’s fine too.
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Jun 5, 2021 03:55
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Interesting article with some stats contrasting Sherpas and "foreigners", a catch-all term covering expedition clients and operators. More people are being crammed into shorter climbing seasons, as well. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-02/unpacking-the-tragedy-on-mount-everest/11162770
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Jun 5, 2021 08:05
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https://twitter.com/nytimesworld/status/1409261013657079811?s=21
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Jun 27, 2021 22:54
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Sajid Sadpara, who was saved by an equipment malfunction because it made him go back to basecamp while his dad and another member of the expedition disappeared on K2, is going back for Ali Sadpara's body... and this time it's personal. https://www.geo.tv/latest/356779-sajid-sadpara-to-summit-k2-in-search-for-ali-sadparas-dead-body-make-documentary
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Jul 1, 2021 01:08
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Literally a mountain of corpses 
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Jul 1, 2021 15:11
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https://twitter.com/Julie_C_Hwang/status/1410371026152738820?s=20
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Jul 2, 2021 03:45
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"Everst"
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Jul 2, 2021 05:06
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You can't blame 'em, attention to detail is a step too close to motivation, and that's deadly
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Jul 2, 2021 12:34
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NC Wyeth Death Cult posted:Almost six-months and two deaths into 2021- the NPS is sick of dealing with climbers on Denali in Alaska. I'd love to be in the room full of crabby park rangers as they assess whether or not these particular morons are worthy. Oh, his dick is falling off? A dick's not a limb, sorry buddy.
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https://twitter.com/alan_arnette/status/1419689709383700484
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