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re: Everest is a clusterfrick right now UPDATE: now 4 dead in 4 days
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:10 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:10 pm to Ace Midnight
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I've climbed mountains, but I'm not a mountaineer. The fact that Meru is not an 8000m probably takes it out of consideration.
Shut up, fig.
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Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:33 pm to HippieTiger
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. The high altitude summit climbs don't really do it for me in general though.
Everest is a high mountain but not nearly the tallest mountain. I guess the draw is the elevation. I dont see the thrill
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:35 pm to Malik Agar
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Are there any working live Webcams of everest now?
Here's one
This is apparently at about 18,000 feet, and refreshes every 5 minutes.
I won't swear to it, but I think at least some of the expedition groups will have one at base camp.
EDIT: looking at that picture, I don't think it's actually live, sorry about that.
This post was edited on 5/23/16 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:47 pm to jb4
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K2 is harder to climb
You've climbed neither. How would you know?
Posted on 5/23/16 at 3:48 pm to CAD703X
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This post was edited on 10/26/25 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 5/23/16 at 4:23 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I don't either but to each their own. Put me on a rope in Yosemite or Zion on a big wall and I am a happy man 
Posted on 5/23/16 at 4:51 pm to LSUZombie
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You've climbed neither. How would you know?
The published opinion of every elite climber who has ever climbed both and spoken on the matter is that K2 is significantly more difficult.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 5:32 pm to CAD703X
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Damn just saw that one woman who died was with her husband and he's probably right behind her quote:On Saturday, efforts were being made to transport Dr Strydom's body down thousands of metres of brutal terrain after severe altitude sickness caused fluid to swell in her brain, while her husband continues to battle against a build-up of fluid in the lungs. The couple had successfully reached Camp Four, 400 metres below the summit by Friday, satellite pings posted online from their phones reveal
I am assuming this guy was a physician, it is a common theme, their income allows them to undertake activities that are beyond their capabilities, see it all the time in the aviation world. There is also the personality trait that somehow being highly skilled in one profession grants advanced skills in other endeavors without obtaining the necessary experience. The Beechcraft Bonanza became known as "the doctor killer", they could afford to buy it and meet the minimum requirements to be legal to fly, but often get into trouble due to lack of experience.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 5:37 pm to Cooter Davenport
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The published opinion of every elite climber who has ever climbed both and spoken on the matter is that K2 is significantly more difficult.
Why would somebody downvote the truth? The death rate is also way higher, although I think one of the others may be even a little higher than K2.
I would be embarrassed to go over there and have the sherpas wait on me like it is colonial India or something, putting out ropes and all sorts of other shite to basically drag people up the mountain.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 5:58 pm to gthog61
I'd like to trek there and see K2 and other mountains in the Karakoram range. That's dangerous enough for me. I have no aspirations beyond that.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 6:13 pm to EA6B
Damn just saw that one woman who died was with her husband and he's probably right behind her quote:On Saturday, efforts were being made to transport Dr Strydom's body down thousands of metres of brutal terrain after severe altitude sickness caused fluid to swell in her brain, while her husband continues to battle against a build-up of fluid in the lungs. The couple had successfully reached Camp Four, 400 metres below the summit by Friday, satellite pings posted online from their phones reveal
I am assuming this guy was a physician, it is a common theme, their income allows them to undertake activities that are beyond their capabilities, see it all the time in the aviation world. There is also the personality trait that somehow being highly skilled in one profession grants advanced skills in other endeavors without obtaining the necessary experience. The Beechcraft Bonanza became known as "the doctor killer", they could afford to buy it and meet the minimum requirements to be legal to fly, but often get into trouble due to lack of experience.
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Dr. Strydom is a she, and she's university professor from Australia or New Zealand. But your general premise is accurate.
I am assuming this guy was a physician, it is a common theme, their income allows them to undertake activities that are beyond their capabilities, see it all the time in the aviation world. There is also the personality trait that somehow being highly skilled in one profession grants advanced skills in other endeavors without obtaining the necessary experience. The Beechcraft Bonanza became known as "the doctor killer", they could afford to buy it and meet the minimum requirements to be legal to fly, but often get into trouble due to lack of experience.
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Dr. Strydom is a she, and she's university professor from Australia or New Zealand. But your general premise is accurate.
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