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Here it is, a thread to talk about Everest, and the summit attempts thereof. Everest has a history of being attempted by folks who do not belong there, and pay a severe price for going. See the previous thread for a particularly harsh discussion of that reality. The tail end of that thread had moved away from that earlier tone, and I'm happy for that discussion to continue on here. Namaste!
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https://twitter.com/NatGeo/status/1283794863172063236?s=20 they even picked the yellow north face jacket
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Looks like the climbing a mountain in the snow thread says marked for deletion and wont accept posts. are there any other climbing threads I can check out?
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Crime on a Dime posted:Looks like the climbing a mountain in the snow thread says marked for deletion and wont accept posts. are there any other climbing threads I can check out? Which one is that?
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Jaded Burnout posted:Which one is that? user error. browsing on app and scrolled :2fast:. i did a good trek in nepal but i was really young, we stayed below the altitude sickness zone
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Jul 23, 2020 14:47
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So do people die of Everest or with Everest now? Is the mountain a comorbidity?
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Jul 23, 2020 16:23
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If you're left on the mountain: "on" everest. If you fall to your death: "near/next to" everest, depending where the majority of your remains remain. If you die two weeks after your climbing tour and everest traces can be found in your blood: "with" everest. hth.
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Jul 23, 2020 17:59
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Cause of death: mountain (climbing)
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Jul 23, 2020 18:13
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Crime on a Dime posted:Looks like the climbing a mountain in the snow thread says marked for deletion and wont accept posts. are there any other climbing threads I can check out? If you want actual climbing: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3522567 We don't really discuss long walks in snow. More actual technical climbing.
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Jul 23, 2020 18:14
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spwrozek posted:If you want actual climbing: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3522567 thanks op. i think that is what im looking for
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Jul 24, 2020 00:45
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gas (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jul 24, 2020 01:20
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K2 is cooler
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Jul 24, 2020 01:48
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Inceltown posted:K2 is cooler Depends if you're going for quality or quantity. But don't forget: "Quantity has a quality all of it's own".
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Jul 24, 2020 02:34
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Inceltown posted:K2 is cooler i really loved the Annapurna ranges
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Jul 24, 2020 02:40
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Annapurna is just Everest but you have to play Russian roulette with the avalanches. K2 is the rightful king of the mountains. It was slighted by the gods and it is justifiably furious about it.
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Jul 24, 2020 03:02
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OP insufficiently morbid, please copy-paste old OP
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Jul 24, 2020 04:36
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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No thanks, it was pretty trash.
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Jul 24, 2020 04:38
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Platystemon posted:Annapurna is just Everest but you have to play Russian roulette with the avalanches. im talking about the ranges below the mountains and in summer.. no snow. very beautiful country i would love to go again
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Jul 24, 2020 04:43
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Cojawfee posted:No thanks, it was pretty trash. Lol
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Jul 24, 2020 05:02
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It is worth noting that climbing Everest literally makes you more stupid.
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Jul 24, 2020 05:10
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Crime on a Dime posted:i really loved the Annapurna ranges Not gonna lie, I hate the commercialism of the mountains there but would leave to go spend a few months there at the drop of a hat. Not to peakbag, it's just so pretty.
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Jul 24, 2020 06:50
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Cojawfee posted:No thanks, it was pretty trash. Everest is also mostly trash at this point.
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Jul 24, 2020 07:57
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Anyone with an interest in the Himalayas should definitely hike the Annapurna Circuit at some point. One of the coolest things I've ever done.
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Platystemon posted:Everest is also mostly trash at this point. Surely the $4k fine on a trip that costs six figures to set up will convince people to bring their trash down.
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Munin posted:It is worth noting that climbing Everest literally makes you more stupid. Permanently or just during the time you're not getting enough oxygen?
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PostNouveau posted:Permanently or just during the time you're not getting enough oxygen? I think they're talking about the thread
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xzzy posted:Surely the $4k fine on a trip that costs six figures to set up will convince people to bring their trash down. 1 minute off your official summitting time for each pound of trash you haul back
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Jul 24, 2020 22:31
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Captain Hygiene posted:1 minute off your official summitting time for each pound of trash you haul back Gonna be the first-ever half-Inuit Canadian national fibromyalgia sufferer to get a negative summit time 
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Jul 24, 2020 22:42
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Didn't haul a full bag of poo poo off the mountain? Go back and do it again.
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Jul 25, 2020 00:57
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PostNouveau posted:Permanently or just during the time you're not getting enough oxygen? Why not both?
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I have unironically been thinking of climbing Everest (via a guided expedition of course). But I probably won't because of the risks involved and I couldn't do that to my wife and children. Nevertheless, wife has given me OK to go to first base camp and I'm looking at going 2022.
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Jul 25, 2020 18:59
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MW posted:I have unironically been thinking of climbing Everest (via a guided expedition of course). But I probably won't because of the risks involved and I couldn't do that to my wife and children. Nevertheless, wife has given me OK to go to first base camp and I'm looking at going 2022. Please don't climb the thing. Give the money to local people instead and feel the glow that comes from not risking anyone else's life. I'll never forget that 'Everest' TV show - one of the guys was sitting on the mountain and saying earnestly "There's nothing in my life more important than my children" and I couldn't help but think, well obviously there is.
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Jul 25, 2020 19:04
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MW posted:I have unironically been thinking of climbing Everest (via a guided expedition of course). But I probably won't because of the risks involved and I couldn't do that to my wife and children. Nevertheless, wife has given me OK to go to first base camp and I'm looking at going 2022. Reading about Everest makes me really want to go hike to base camp, then go climb Denali or something on a different occasion. Plenty of actual mountaineering and beautiful views, much lower chance of my brain melting in the thin air.
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Jul 26, 2020 01:26
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idunno Ben Nevis is only 4400' MSL and still manages to kill 3 or 4 people every year
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MW posted:I have unironically been thinking of climbing Everest (via a guided expedition of course). But I probably won't because of the risks involved and I couldn't do that to my wife and children. Nevertheless, wife has given me OK to go to first base camp and I'm looking at going 2022. I think the old thread had someone who'd hiked to base camp. It's not without its risks, but way less risky than actually trying to climb the loving thing.
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PittTheElder posted:Reading about Everest makes me really want to go hike to base camp, then go climb Denali or something on a different occasion. Plenty of actual mountaineering and beautiful views, much lower chance of my brain melting in the thin air. Yeah, I can see the attraction in getting to base camp and hiking around to see astounding scenery, but actually attempting summitting just seems like weird masochism and a pointless gamble for your life & safety. And that's besides all the weird implications about pollution and exploitation.
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My understanding as someone who has read a bunch of books about Everest/K2 etc is that the trip into base camp involves almost no mountaineering, is still at quite a bit of altitude, and is really just an incredibly long unscenic muddy slog. There are also big issues on the approach trails to the "big" mountains as human waste does not degrade at that altitude. On the way to K2 there is basically a small oasis spot that is covered in human poo poo. Do Rainer, Shasta, and a bunch of 14,000ers in CO before even thinking about climbing at any altitude in nepal. If you want a long hike do some of the PCT. If you want a long and hard hike that's more vertical ascending than everest & also overpopulated do the AT. if you are cool and extremely fertile and desirable by the opposite sex do the CDT.
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but do not do the CBT without lots of training last month's National Geographic cover story was Everest, but I still haven't read it
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Jul 26, 2020 16:29
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charity rereg posted:My understanding as someone who has read a bunch of books about Everest/K2 etc is that the trip into base camp involves almost no mountaineering, is still at quite a bit of altitude, and is really just an incredibly long unscenic muddy slog. There are also big issues on the approach trails to the "big" mountains as human waste does not degrade at that altitude. On the way to K2 there is basically a small oasis spot that is covered in human poo poo. It's still very pretty. A photographer youtuber I watch did a week long hiking trip that involved a stop at Everest base camp and it totally looks to be worth the effort if you got a ton of money and want to go somewhere exotic. Unfortunately he got altitude sickness and had to descend to recover so he didn't actually make the base camp, but the stuff he did see was gorgeous.
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I would only go to the area if you want to go to Nepal. The rest of Everest is just not interesting to me. The risk, the cost, the time, the questionable ethics...not for me. Especially when you can get great views all over the place. That said if you want to do it then do it. I know people who have hiked at lower elevations in Nepal and said it was amazing. A few examples: Go to Refugio Frey in Argentina (or any of the Refugio):  RMNP:  Indian Peaks:  Interior of British Columbia:   Heck you can even go to the desert!  These all can be summer photos as well but where is the fun in that.
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