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SteveVizsla posted:I was in a bookstore the other day that had a ton on climbing, so I took photos of the fronts and backs and typed this up. I didn't include Touching the Void, Into Thin Air, High Crimes, anything by Krakauer, etc. Wow! Thanks for this, I have added it to the OP.
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Cojawfee posted:Wait so we ALL tried to be the first people to climb a mountain in a plane with a copy of Men In Black III? Good thing I brought this other DVD. I'm the first one to do it with a copy of Men In Black Men. Is now the time to post this, I ca't remember if this guy is a goon or not 
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PostNouveau posted:Just lie about it. Much safer. I'm sure one of us Everest Goons could photoshop you on the summit
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ZombieLenin posted:So what exactly do mountaineers do for a living that they can spend months and months trying to kill themselves every year? A lot of the real pro ones work as tour guides, that way they get to climb the mountains and also get paid. They also work in mountain rescue and stuff like that. Some get sponsored. Ueli Steck who is exceptionally good is sponsored by Mountain Hardware I was trying to find out if Steck was climbing this year and came across this talk featuring him and Sir Chris Bonington. I haven't listened to it yet but thought I should share it here anyway. http://mtnmeister.com/meister/sir-chris-bonington-ueli-steck/
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Wasabi the J posted:Hola Better Internet Extension for Chrome Yeah, Hola is the tits.
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JFairfax posted:are there any good documentaries on YouTube about these crazy mountain people? I have an Everest playlist with some stuff on it here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCCDlK-WW0A If anybody wants to make suggestions/additions let me know of course, sharing is caring (except if you are an Italian on K2 in a snowstorm) edit- How the hell do you just link the URL to the playlist? Every time I copy and paste it it automatically makes it a video that can't play. Sort of fixed it but Id still like to know Rondette fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Apr 1, 2015 |
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socrates chugwolf posted::iamafag: What happened here? Did they just post smilies? Huh. Anyway :mallorytalk: I think I posted this before but it is a rather good doc from the Eighties about Mallory. This is also the one where Brian Blessed goes up Everest and yells at it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REU-8Aig-tc Also, can't recommend this book enough  Mallory sounds like quite the charming devil who had several older men doting on him in the way that only British schoolmasters could. He avoided direct combat in WWI by higher ups locating him away from the front lines, something he didn't really want. Rondette fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Apr 8, 2015 |
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Some things from Alan Arnette's blogquote:About 375 Everest 2015 permits issues thus far, with 125 from 2014. 96 issues for Lhotse. quote:In spite of extreme lobbying by many expeditions leaders, helicopter flights to carry gear into the CWM was denied once again for 2015. What's with all the helicopters??? Some people (expensively) cutting corners? eta- article here about this issue Rondette fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Apr 15, 2015 |
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Apr 15, 2015 05:31
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People who took on those higher numbers in the death pool could be on to something. A chopper crashing into a bunch of Sherpas maybe?
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Hey, if anyone has a spare $79k it might not be too late if you can squeeze a few days hiking training in then fly to Tibet! http://www.alpenglowexpeditions.com/expeditions/everest-north-side-rapid-ascent
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Well poo poo!! Everest is really pissed. I can't imagine this year will be on.  all jokes aside about death pools, good luck getting everyone out.
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Fooma posted:Look on the bright side, for our book nerds this will likely lead to a swell of new books about this event like the K2 disaster. Maybe even a few specials on netflix next year! Got to admit.....that did cross my mind.
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Alan arnette was up there...... His front page is down atm. http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2015/04/22/everest-2015-first-steps-in-the-icefall/
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^^^^^ Edit: great post! MorgaineDax posted:http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/earthquake/the-daily-moraine-2015-earthquake-2#sthash.h2QRafsR.dpbs Seriously who is Russell Brice in cahoots with? Himex keep their record clean once again. Amazing. Rondette fucked around with this message at 22:31 on Apr 25, 2015 |
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Confirmation of that Google lad. Google are donating $1,000,000 to help with aid. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/nepal/11563804/First-Everest-avalanche-victim-named.html
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http://qz.com/391389/everest-filmmaker-david-breashears-is-back-on-the-mountain-and-confirmed-alive-by-his-colleagues/ David Breashears confirmed alive, in camp 1
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This was posted in the comments section of Alan Arnette's blog. Bet those people are dealing with some mixed emotions right now.quote:Fraudulent Everest Operator
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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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Some photos from base camp. The first one of the avalanche is  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/26/mount-everest-avalanche-photos_n_7146596.html
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Places where you can donate- any suggestions will be added to the OP. FWIW I gave my money to ActionAid. Actionaid Unicef
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Paramemetic posted:Please add http://www.livetolove.org/what-s-happening-sidebar/277-help-us-help-nepal which I just posted more details about above as well. Experienced, established disaster relief team headquartered in Nepal, a good way to get money directly to the front lines and assist rescue crews already with boots on the ground. already added 
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Another charity that you may want to donate to - Nepalese Search and Rescue dogs
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Fojar38 posted:so its been about a thousand pages have we decided which goon murdered 4000+ people I just realised I said...something in my OP- quote:So, bring on the climbers!! The avalanches!! The endless arguments about why they can't 'put a slide at the summit'!!  Added another link to the OP too (sorry Goon who posted another link, can you do it again, I've lost it in all the posts) Julian Lennon is going to match any donation you make with his own money https://whitefeatherfoundation.com/life/nepal-earthquake-relief-fund/ That's a wicked picture. VVVVV Rondette fucked around with this message at 12:25 on Apr 29, 2015 |
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Day Man posted:So, how many people have died on Everest so far? Who's in the lead in the death pool? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest This (not really accurate but who knows) list has 17 new names plus one 'unknown climber' so. 18 is the number although that may change. eta- 'Adventure Consultants' sure took a hit, they have 5 Sherpa casualties. I wonder if they were on the icefall at the time. Rondette fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Apr 29, 2015 |
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DumbparameciuM posted:What the actual gently caress? Honest to god I thought it was over this year.
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Paramemetic posted:Nepal has basically no other income, and has a big loving mess it needs to clean that won't pay for itself. Tourism is Nepal's only real industry. Canceling the season again would leave them with a lot of bills and a lot less income in the coming years. I understand this but I don't know how I feel about it. Glad we might get a climbing season after all, and yeah they need all the money they can get and with good reason, but it does seem to be tempting way too much fate for my liking. I wonder if the sherpas will be up for it? Surely 2 years of the mountain killing their own more than usual would be a huge flashing warning sign?
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quote:(Reuters) - Climbing will reopen on Mount Everest next week after damage to routes caused by avalanches that were set off by a huge earthquake, one of which killed 18 climbers at base camp, senior officials said on Thursday.
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That interview with David Breshears mentions the fact that the wind that preceded the BC avalanche was around 160-210mph
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Tweet from Alan Arnette-quote:Himex will not climb Everest from Nepal thus ending the season. Maybe indvidual will like 2014, but major efforts over on both sides. Himex is Russell Brice's team, they pretty much fix everything up there at Everest. From the Himex site- quote:Hi All - See more at: http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-2015/the-daily-moraine-2015-4-everest-decision#sthash.KTTxVP5c.dpuf Rondette fucked around with this message at 13:41 on May 1, 2015 |
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I'm just now reading 'South' by Ernest Shackleton, incredible story and for a change no one dies! They went through some poo poo, from living on nothing but penguin and seal meat (The Gentoo penguin was favoured due to the meaty breasts and legs) to having to sail for 2 weeks on basic rations in an open boat in the Antarctic waters. Despite being written 100 years ago, the writing is remarkably fresh (although his constant listing of the latitudes gets a bit dull) and you really get a feel that they worked together well (apart from what happened in the next paragraph) as a team....Shackleton seemed to be a really sound leader. They also had a ship's cat, the marvellously named Mrs.Chippy, who sadly had to be shot once the Endurance was crushed, but his (Mrs.Chippy was found to be a Tom long after the name stuck) spirit lives on, and was a cause of controversy on the expedition- quote:Mrs. Chippy, a tiger-striped tabby, was taken on board the Endurance by Harry McNish, the carpenter nicknamed "Chippy" (as in chips of wood, chips or chippy being a standard British nickname for a carpenter or for a man named Carpenter[1]), as a ship's cat. One month after the ship set sail for Antarctica it was discovered that, despite her name, Mrs. Chippy was actually a male, but by that time the name had stuck. He was described as "full of character" by members of the expedition and impressed the crew by his ability to walk along the ship's inch-wide rails in even the roughest seas. After the ship was destroyed, Shackleton decided that Mrs. Chippy and five of the dogs would not survive, and on 29 October 1915 recorded:  Also rather sweet is the list of the dog's names (although they don't appear to list 'friend of the family' which was on the relief expedition boat) quote:The known dogs' names were Rugby, Upton Bristol, Millhill, Songster, Sandy, Mack, Mercury, Wolf, Amundsen, Hercules, Hackenschmidt, Samson, Sammy, Skipper, Caruso, Sub, Ulysses, Spotty, Bosun, Slobbers, Sadie, Sue, Sally, Jasper, Tim, Sweep, Martin, Splitlip, Luke, Saint, Satan, Chips, Stumps, Snapper, Painful, Bob, Snowball, Jerry, Judge, Sooty, Rufus, Sidelights, Simeon, Swanker, Chirgwin, Steamer, Peter, Fluffy, Steward, Slippery, Elliott, Roy, Noel, Shakespeare, Jamie, Bummer, Smuts, Lupoid, Spider, and Sailor Read more about him on his Wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton Then read the book. Rondette fucked around with this message at 10:16 on May 5, 2015 |
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Doctor Schnabel posted:Assuming you've read more than the one, would you say Shackleton's account is your favorite telling of this little adventure? Are there any others I should look at? Lansing's telling, maybe? I haven't read any others yet so dunno. However there is a 3 part series on Netflix US called 'Chasing Shackleton' which sets out to recreate faithfully the 1500k journey they took to get to South Georgia. VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV Yeah it's the latter, I think it is a PBS special. Not watched the Nova one yet, I'll have to winkle that one out. Rondette fucked around with this message at 19:46 on May 5, 2015 |
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So I'm continuing reading Shackleton's South, and there is a line casually dropped in that made me stop. It basically was along the lines of "I started suffering snow blindness, had to take some cocaine" I wonder how many amazing achievements of yesteryear were done with the help of a bit of the old coke to gee them along. The guys that recreated Shackleton's sail and walk were OK with the boat part but the mountaineering part totally scuppered them. I bet they didn't stop for a toot every so often.
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monster on a stick posted:Some people on IMDB have seen it and said it was good but who knows. Cast is decent at least. Never heard of the director. It's got Clive Standen in it so it could be poo poo but I won't care cos look at him. (Yeah I know he won't be shirtless for it but eh any excuse to ogle.) 
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2 people died trying to Base Jump at Yosemite aaaah that last line... quote:A spotter at the top watched them descend and fly with their outstretched wingsuits. Once they fell out of site, Gauthier said, she heard a “pop-pop” sound from below. She had hoped it was the smacking sound of their chutes opening somewhere in the darkening depths of the valley. But daylight brought the confirmation that it was not.  (sorry Dean Potter)
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 Uk goons there is a documentary about K2 on bbc4 right now
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Nettle Soup posted:http://www.lamrt.org.uk/incidents - Ambleside Mountain Rescue has reports going back to 1970, some of them are hillarious. I can't find it now but I remember one where they had to carry a woman all the way down and she refused to share her tunnocks with them despite their begging. When they got to the bottom she walked off. I think it must be this one.... http://www.lamrt.org.uk/incidents/2001/incident/24 quote:Incident Report #24 2001
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xie posted:wrong thread sorry Make up for it by going on a dig  Nice to see this thread again, I'm reading The White Spider at the moment, about the North Face of the Eiger. Very very good, and it is interesting reading stuff from the Sixties, the attitudes and culture around mountain climbing doesn't really seemed to have changed that much.
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Soylent Yellow posted:Three days and an Uber taxi home. That thread was amazing. I was so glad to see that unfold over real time.
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UK goons, there is a programme on channel 4 tomorrow at 9pm about this year's Everest earthquake.
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Let's not forget the Everest film coming out in a few weeks too! What a weird year it has been for Everest.
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