Annual Everest Thread: Well they always told me getting high was dangerous.

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Microwaves Mom: Nov 8, 2015; by zen death robot

Skeesix posted:

Apparently libertarian candidate Gary Johnson climbed Everest.

too bad he made it back.

Well at least we get to watch him make a fool of himself during the debates.*

*he streams the debates on youtube and his remarks about what he would say if he was there. Its really quite sad.

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Microwaves Mom: Nov 8, 2015; by zen death robot

Anoia posted:

How much would it cost to build a machine that sarcastically claps for people who make the summit under any conditions? One that can withstand the elements.

Costly to weather proof it and power it at the top I'd imagine. Especially if it is supposed to go without maintenance.

Better to put it at base camp and have them press the button when they come back town.

E:

Or maybe you could have them push it when they go up, they get a ticket number like a bakery. and They return that ticket number when they come back down and are congratulated. Then it shows them what numbers haven't been returned :mrgw:

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# ¿ Jun 12, 2016 04:20

Microwaves Mom: Nov 8, 2015; by zen death robot

Minrad posted:

Ignoring the environment and weather, the most difficult part is the Hillary Step

so... probably not something you want to do without the barest knowledge of how to climb and some fixed ropes, but yes, most of the difficulty in everest is just the fact that it's ever so slightly high enough that you aren't meant to survive while on top of it. the weather also does a lot: walking across a ridge is "easy" until you're in 60 mile an hour winds and can't see anything due to whiteout, and one missteps means a long slide and then death.

I think the analogy people used in earlier threads for "why don't they help the dying people off the mountain?" was "Why don't you get blackout drunk and carry a 200 pound sack of meat down off your roof with a barely supported ladder in -20 C while a blizzard is roaring with 50 mph gusts and whiteout conditions?"

Stop giving away my training regime secrets for everest.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2016 17:31

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