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Deadly climbing season in the Himalayas
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:35 pm
8 deaths, 3 missing and presumed dead, and it's still early LINK
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Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:37 pm to Jim Rockford
This is something I have absolutely no desire to do.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:38 pm to Jim Rockford
I enjoyed the guys who snapchatyed their trip up.
Lots of dead people.
Lots of dead people.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:39 pm to Jim Rockford
Wow. And K2 hasn't contributed. Yet.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:43 pm to Jim Rockford
Himalayan climbing board, a-hole!
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:49 pm to BigOrangeBri
That's awful though. One day I want to trek to Everest just to see it. Seems like you can even fathom how big that sumbitch is unless you're standing beneath it.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:52 pm to Jim Rockford
Is there ever a non deadly season?
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:52 pm to brass2mouth
The last decade hasn't been too good it seems.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:54 pm to EarlyCuyler3
quote:It really is hard to fathom how tall something is at 8000 meters.
One day I want to trek to Everest just to see it. Seems like you can even fathom how big that sumbitch is unless you're standing beneath it.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 6:15 pm to Diver Diva
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Wow. And K2 hasn't contributed. Yet.
K2 climbing season starts in July. Different mountain range.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 6:18 pm to Jim Rockford
Went up K2 last week. Lots of corpses on the way. Very sad.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 6:49 pm to Jim Rockford
Two things really stood out to me.
Biplab and Wui Kin Chin
Biplab and Wui Kin Chin
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:01 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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That's awful though. One day I want to trek to Everest just to see it. Seems like you can even fathom how big that sumbitch is unless you're standing beneath it.
I've seen Everest from a plane. I would love to hike to Base Camp one day.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:01 pm to Cosmo
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This is something I have absolutely no desire to do.
Yeah it's a really stupid ego trip for many.
I read where a doctor with a family and young kid had gone on the trip because he simply wanted to go....died in an avalanche. Waste.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:05 pm to Scruffy
quote:
t really is hard to fathom how tall something is at 8000 meters.
it’s hard to fathom that base camp there is higher than any point in the lower 48. Krakauer noted that in his book, he was as high as he’d ever been before they even started climbing
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:27 pm to Jim Rockford
There are a few guys attempting a new route this year on Everest. Should make for an interesting follow. Also, the ones that do it without supplemental oxygen are nuts.
This post was edited on 5/19/19 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:27 pm to tiggerthetooth
Ive climbed 14000’ mountains
I was struggling at the top
I cant imagine 20000’+
I was struggling at the top
I cant imagine 20000’+
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:29 pm to Cosmo
I used to want to climb mountains when I was around 11-12. Used to obsess on it.
I lost the hell out of that passion.
I lost the hell out of that passion.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:32 pm to SEClint
Everest is no big deal. Most of y’all are just too poor to do it. I grabbed this sweet vintage ski coat off a dude when I was going up
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:34 pm to Jim Rockford
It sounds like a great experience until you think about what's involved: bundling up to protect against the elements, sun beating down on you with no atmospheric filters, lugging oxygen tanks because there isn't enough air, no place to shower or relieve yourself...I'll pass. Or replicate it on a treadmill with a video screen.
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