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Posted on 1/29/16 at 6:25 am to Pectus
There's less gravity up there so they'd be lighter
Posted on 1/29/16 at 6:31 am to el Gaucho
It's doable. The 2nd time I went up Driskill I carried a 65 quart Yeti. And that was in July. Could have easily been a small Robert E Lee statue, or at least a large bust.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 6:44 am to everest
Hey man, I hate to ask favors and all, especially since I dont know you....but I have this old tv that I always swore I was going to throw off a mountain. And since E is the highest mountain etc., I would really appreciate it if you'd take that sucker with you. I would but I really dont like being in the wind and all...... I'll owe you one!
Posted on 1/29/16 at 6:55 am to everest
I took the mountain flight around Everest from Kathmandu. It was crazy enough to think that we were flying at 25000 ft and were looking up at the mountain.
Good luck and God bless you.
Good luck and God bless you.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:02 am to everest
quote:
'm a 24 year old college drop out, I'm a trust fund baby and no, I don't have any family my parent passed away a year after I graduated college.
I don't mean to downplay your decision or question your motives, but it sounds like this is basically a suicide mission. I understand the love for one's parents, but going to extreme's to ensure you go out in glory because your parents died is irrational. You are 24, and you have a trust fund. Your life isn't that rough.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:03 am to Pectus
quote:Doc, you left everyone hanging loose here without naming the tallest geological feature on the Earth's surface.
Mt. Everest isn't the largest mountain. It's neither the tallest.
HINT to the crowd: I drove to within about 100 feet of it's summit in a rental Jeep. I manned-up and hiked the rest of the way. The Jeep's engine was not happy about the paucity of O2 at that elevation.
Mele Kelikemaka, bro.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:38 am to el Gaucho
quote:
There's less gravity up there so they'd be lighter
Actually, the only thing that's less is air pressure.
Making them heavier...less buoyant.
Even further, though...gravity anomalies exist in the presence of deep-seeded mountains. Every mountain has a deep root, and the tall mountains have even deeper roots than they are tall. Gravity there gets kind of funky.
This depicts the Himalaya showing a negative gravity anomaly on the Indian sub-continent, and a positive gravity anomaly on the Asian continent...where the Himalaya are! Gravity there is more than what it should be!
An example of Himalayan gravity anomaly would be 1 - crustal thickening, and 5 - lithospheric thickening.
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Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:38 am to everest
well if we dont hear from you again I think we will all know where you're at. good luck sir.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:46 am to soccerfüt
Largest and tallest are one in the same, probably.
Yeah. Hawaii. The big island.
Yeah. Hawaii. The big island.
This post was edited on 1/29/16 at 7:51 am
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:52 am to BugAC
quote:
I don't mean to downplay your decision or question your motives, but it sounds like this is basically a suicide mission. I understand the love for one's parents, but going to extreme's to ensure you go out in glory because your parents died is irrational. You are 24, and you have a trust fund. Your life isn't that rough.
We should try to get to the root cause of why people make up things like this on the Internet
Posted on 1/29/16 at 7:58 am to everest
Solid alter, and trust fund baby?
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:04 am to everest
Good luck
I've got a buddy leaving for Kilimanjaro tomorrow
I've got a buddy leaving for Kilimanjaro tomorrow
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:22 am to everest
Im truly envious of you. I've stumbled into this strange infatuation with the idea of it for the last two years. I don't have the stones to do this, nor would my wife let me at this point in my life. Thats not even bringing up the idea that I would in no way shape or form be physically capable of it. Keep us posted and Good Luck.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:24 am to Coater
quote:
I've got a buddy leaving for Kilimanjaro tomorrow
my buddy that climbed Kilimanjaro ended up with liquid on his brain and had to be carried down
he was in an African hospital for 2 weeks than moved to another hospital in Qatar for another 2 weeks
so good luck to your buddy
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:27 am to Salmon
Kilamanjaro is more deadly than Everest because it is way more accessible.
So, due to more frequent climbers it claims more lives.
But you already knew that. This post is for everyone else.
How do you like my gravity anomaly posts though?!!??!!
So, due to more frequent climbers it claims more lives.
But you already knew that. This post is for everyone else.
How do you like my gravity anomaly posts though?!!??!!
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:45 am to foshizzle
quote:
Yes, you get lots of help but every one of the climbers has a solid and skilled climbing resume. Beginners aren't allowed.
This isn't true. The Canadian woman that died a few years ago that created a controversy had never been on a mountain before. Her training consisted of climbing the stairs in the high rise she worked in during lunch breaks. Many of the climbers that pay to climb Everest now are amateur climbers at best.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:47 am to everest
Holy crap.
To the OP. Good luck!!! If I was not married and without kids I would love to do something this challenging and rewarding.
Keep us updated on your training.
To the OP. Good luck!!! If I was not married and without kids I would love to do something this challenging and rewarding.
Keep us updated on your training.
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:50 am to everest
I'd like to get PJ in here for some predictions
Posted on 1/29/16 at 8:50 am to everest
Wow--good luck on amazing endeavor--will you have a blog or anything like that--would love to keep up with your preparations..ect. God speed and may the climbing gods be with you! Put a Cajun flag up there!
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