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re: 200 dead people on Mount Everest
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:33 pm to Navytiger74
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:33 pm to Navytiger74
I wasn't trying to boom roast you. I didn't think they could go that high either. It was just the first thing I saw when I searched. I don't know jack shite about them.
Here is the dude talking about it.
Bunch of articles if you search for "Eurocopter AS350 B3 Everest".
Here is the dude talking about it.
Bunch of articles if you search for "Eurocopter AS350 B3 Everest".
This post was edited on 1/16/15 at 4:37 pm
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Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:35 pm to JoePepitone
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Rob Hall was an expedition leader during the Everest disaster in 1996. He died trying to assist his living clients descend.
?????
I would imagine it is impossible to assist dead clients to descend.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:36 pm to Navytiger74
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Well shite. You haven't boom roasted me yet. I need more. Because 26000 is above the "death zone", I'm assuming the pilots and crew have to operated in a pressure controlled environment wearing masks, etc. Is the bird actually outfitted for search and recovery?
They've removed some bodies recently, but not sure what altitude they were located.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:37 pm to Broke
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Why don't somebody go get em?
Some of the bodies are in the Death Zone and there is no way to carry them back down - too heavy and hard to move. Your main interest is getting the last 900 meters to the summit and back out without dying yourself. Actually, the death zone is full of crap that climbers brought to the point where they discarded it and it will never be brought down from the place where it hit the ground when they dropped it. My understanding is the summit of Everest is covered in oxygen bottles, and other gear. To pick any of it up is to take a chance on the extra weight killing you.
Some are too hard to move - frozen in place.
Most of them knew the chances of death in that summit and would have no problems being left in place.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:38 pm to Navytiger74
From what I've read, the most readily available helicopters are those operated by the Nepalese Army. They're ancient and often out of operation. They got one in the rescue operation in 1996. They said the pilot did a miraculous job in getting that thing to around 18,000'.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:39 pm to MeridianDog
That might be kinda cool to be a human rock cairn and also knowing you're probably scaring the shite out of everyone passing by would be a consoling thought. 
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:41 pm to soccerfüt
He had some up there who died. He was trying to assist those who were still alive.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:42 pm to upgrayedd
From what I have seen and read Everest is much more of a walk than a climb. Also the trash up there is incredible I believe the government will pay climbers by the lbs for the amount of trash they bring down.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:44 pm to Dizz
Climbers who die up there often would've chosen to be left up there in case of death.
There are stories about people that used dead climbers gear to survive. Pretty cool.
They are memorialized in a really cool memorial with metal plates at one of the base camps.
There are stories about people that used dead climbers gear to survive. Pretty cool.
They are memorialized in a really cool memorial with metal plates at one of the base camps.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:50 pm to Broke
nightmares.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:51 pm to TheCaterpillar
Those bodies being along the trails is pretty cool, I would want to be left up there. Strike a good pose and go to sleep
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:51 pm to Dizz
It's not considered to be a difficult technical climb. There are a few stretches that require some mountaineering skills. It is just so physically demanding, mainly due to the cold and lack of oxygen that makes it so difficult to reach the summit.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:55 pm to JoePepitone
How bout some duct tape, a blowtorch and a fricking Walmart plastic sled? Strap them on and huck em down the mountain and see what happens. Fell into a crevasse? Meh, they were dead anyways, oh well.
This post was edited on 1/16/15 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 1/16/15 at 4:57 pm to NWarty
Have at it
Posted on 1/16/15 at 5:01 pm to jmarto1
1 in 5 die on Everest. Is it really worth it to risk a life for a dead one?? = NO
Helicopters cannot reach the elevations to do this not to mention some of these bodies are on slopes that are to steep.
Helicopters cannot reach the elevations to do this not to mention some of these bodies are on slopes that are to steep.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 5:04 pm to NWarty
hard to beat a little southern engineering.Posted on 1/16/15 at 5:05 pm to ninthward
I think a few years ago it was unseasonably warm for a few weeks and alot of new bodies were exposed and climbers were able to remove quite a few.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 5:07 pm to AndyCBR
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And, every few years there are more being added to the total.
I read 1000 people attempt to climb it every year and 15-20 of them never make it back
Posted on 1/16/15 at 5:09 pm to stout
I watched a show about the worlds most dangerous airports and theres one on Everest. If you don't hit it just right on the approach, your dead. There is no room for correction. It's crazy.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 5:11 pm to ProjectP2294
I can only imagine. Flying into Telluride was terrifying.
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