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Maluco Marinero posted:Err, probably better ways to do that than feed yourself to the mountain. Climber attempts to show that vegans can climb Everest. Climber becomes latest to prove that Everest is not a vegan.
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Outrail posted:Ftfy. Is it self defence at that point? Yep. I'm not the least bit a tough guy, but if that had happened to me, I'd tear the loving tent down before letting those pricks use it. Do most climbers carry a knife? I don't recall that from Into Thin Air or the other stuff I've seen and read.
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zedprime posted:Its getting into the range for deadly altitude sickness. Some people's body just crashes hard for no discernible reason when climbing anything. I think I've mentioned before that I have an online acquaintance who went hiking somewhere in northern California. It wasn't high up, but he got altitude sickness and literally had to be airlifted to a hospital. He said he'd never felt worse in his life.
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DumbparameciuM posted:Good news mate You can hear the mountain.... "Yes, come my children. Alllll are welcome, come to me..."
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ewe2 posted:Everest - Mountain at the Millenium (2001) Maybe my memory is off, but it seems like that expedition was like the opposite of every other, "Looking for something lost a long time ago," documentaries. They always find the thing they are looking for at the last moment, but with that trip, my memory is like, "Ok, let's get started -- hey look, there's a body." And it was Mallory's.
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Paramemetic posted:Doubtful, wrong side of the mountain. Honest if sick question. Would the body (if not the clothing) break like a giant ice sculpture from being frozen that long? If they found it at the bottom of the mountain and removed the clothes, would it be like a bag full of corpse shards?
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Holy poo poo! New ascent speed record by Spanish ultra-marathoner Kilian Jornet. 26 hours from base camp to summit with no oxygen and no fixed ropes. Again, holy loving poo poo. http://deadspin.com/new-unassisted-mt-everest-speed-record-set-by-spanish-1795487545
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Levitate posted:I'm undecided if that's bad rear end or just really dumb Yes.
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Is my timeline right? We've gone from, "The Hillary Step is gone," to, "The Hillary Step isn't gone, it's just covered in snow," back to today (yesterday), "The Hillary Step is gone." http://deadspin.com/everests-most-iconic-pitch-the-hillary-step-is-gone-1796099719
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Not that anyone here doesn't know it, but altitude sickness is a motherfucker. 20 year old college student died on a trail that goes from 8000 to 11,200 feet. http://www.aspentimes.com/news/mother-daughter-died-of-acute-altitude-sickness-on-conundrum-trail/
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redreader posted:"I lost the use of one hand entirely, and only have one finger on the other hand. SURELY I'll do better next time". What the gently caress? Is this mental illness? I don't believe in god or any kind of sentient nature, but if ever there was a case of the universe telling someone to get a new loving hobby, this was it.
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Platystemon posted:There are no Sherpas to help you down the stairs in your house. Solo descent, no fixed lines, no oxygen. There's only so many times you can tempt fate like that.
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New route with no oxygen or fixed ropes? Sounds like a good time. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...kqqp7AZq7QutQVQ
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quote:Only around 265 climbers are known to have even attempted to climb Everest via non-standard routes. By Arnette’s calculation based on information pulled from the Himalayan Database, those attempts have resulted in approximately 80 deaths, yielding a 30 percent mortality rate. In other words, you’re about 10 times more likely to die on Everest if you go off the beaten path.
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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/05/21/Climber-tops-Mount-Everest-for-record-24th-time-and-plans-25th/3891558448954/ Sherpa Kami Rita adds on to his record with his 23rd and 24th successful climbs (done less than a month apart EDIT- Or as gschmidi more accurately put it, "Where 'less than a month apart' means 'twice in 7 days'."). Says he's going to do one more and then retire. Dude is a beast: quote:Rita has also climbed other tall peaks -- including K-2, the world's second-tallest mountain, Cho-oyu, Lhotse and Annapurna. Also, looks like a relatively quiet, successful season so far. quote:So far this season, 75 climbers have reached the top of Everest. More than 380 permits have been issued for expeditions. Mr. Funny Pants fucked around with this message at 14:21 on May 22, 2019 |
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gschmidl posted:Where "less than a month apart" means "twice in 7 days". Thanks, going to mention that in my post.
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Look at this idiot.Mr. Funny Pants posted:Also, looks like a relatively quiet, successful season so far.
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I forget, which 8000 meter is considered the "easiest"?
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Wasabi the J posted:Cho Oyo I think. It's a pretty open path up and down. There's still people that die from HAPE at way lower than 8k Oh yeah, the altitude doesn't give two shits about how technical the hill is. I posted this back in 2017. Otherwise healthy 20 year old woman dies of altitude sickness on a trail that was between 8000 and 11,000 feet. https://www.aspentimes.com/news/mother-daughter-died-of-acute-altitude-sickness-on-conundrum-trail/
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Buttcoin purse posted:
Don't most K2 seasons have a couple dozen climbers?
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Climb it in winter with no oxygen? Temps have been as low a -26 this week? Why not? https://weather.com/news/news/2020-01-15-climbers-attempt-rare-everest-winter-summit Mr. Funny Pants fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Jan 16, 2020 |
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George H.W. oval office posted:https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/mt-everest-winter-climbers-ascent-12480294 drat, the guy who was doing it solo with no oxygen made it past 7000 meters and turned back. That takes some serious discipline and smarts.
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