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re: Ueli Steck killed on Everest
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:46 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:46 pm to Jim Rockford
Apparently the south side of Everest is more dangerous than the north side
Like somebody else mentioned, if you have Snapchat, add "everestnofilter"
Two dudes that are climbing without supplemental oxygen. They did last year too. One summitted, the other had to turn back
Like somebody else mentioned, if you have Snapchat, add "everestnofilter"
Two dudes that are climbing without supplemental oxygen. They did last year too. One summitted, the other had to turn back
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Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:49 pm to tunechi
quote:Everyone is climatizing now. That's apparently what Ueli was doing as well. They get to a certain stage, spend a few days there hiking up a few thousand feet and resting. Go back down for rest. Then go back up. They do this two or three times before they finally try and push up the slope the entire way.
Two dudes that are climbing without supplemental oxygen. They did last year too. One summitted, the other had to turn back
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:49 pm to boddagetta
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Died doing what he loved.
Most of us do. If we love life itself.
Having lived in a place that really prizes it's climbing community,and admiring their ethic in general, I have mixed feeling about the ethics of extreme mountaineering. On the one hand, I think risk-taking is a personal decision and I appreciate the mastering of the craft and the courage. On the other, I don't really admire the kind of ego-maniacal drive that people have to achieve these goals at the expense of their families and friends. Sometimes it is good to step back and ask yourself questions that go beyond your personal ambitions and desires. Is this good for my long-term growth and development as a human being? Is this good for my wife and kids? My parents and siblings?
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:50 pm to boddagetta
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Died doing what he loved.
Screaming in terror as he was smashed against cold granite?
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:59 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:59 pm to Jim Rockford
The snapchat story @EverestNoFilter mentioned something about it.
It follows two guys on their journey up the mountain. I recommend following them if you're a snapchatter.
It follows two guys on their journey up the mountain. I recommend following them if you're a snapchatter.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:01 pm to BigPerm30
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Who?
Co-star in the beaver picture, I believe.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:05 pm to athenslife101
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Scattered parts of his body? WTF?
Well not like hes gonna need them anymore.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:06 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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A person who burns couches.
I lol'!
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:07 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Dude was a badass. Sad stuff.
I want to hike to Everest base camp one day. Even that is pretty damn tough. I just want to see that mountain up close...then turn around and leave
Well said.
I like a good day hike up a small mountain, and I'd love to see Everest one day, but have 0 desire to ascend past the point where general fitness won't get it done. (If it requires equipment and elite technical skill to keep moving, it's just not my bag.)
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:50 pm to Jim Rockford
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The team has collected the scattered parts of the climber’s body.
"Uh, I didn't sign up for this..."
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:54 pm to REG861
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ok why?
I assumed him to mean in mercy so he didn't feel the pain, and anguish of falling far breaking bones, and such, before dying.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:58 pm to lsuwontonwrap
How do they get back down...just back down? That would be quite a challenge.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:03 pm to Jim Rockford
Did the sherpas take him out?
Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:05 pm to Jim Rockford
Sad stuff. He was huge in the climbing/mountaineering community. This happens a lot with the guys who really push it, but they know the risks involved
Posted on 4/30/17 at 3:10 pm to Jim Rockford
Never heard of him.
RIP, I guess.
RIP, I guess.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 3:18 pm to athenslife101
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Scattered parts of his body? WTF?
Apparently he fell (and, presumably, slid and bounced) about a kilometer.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 3:19 pm to Jim Rockford
8-10 year old me had a pretty serious obsession with mountain climbing. I watched every movie and read every book about Everest I could get my hands on. I even met Joby Ogwyn, a notable climber from Shreveport who was there in 2014 when an avalanche killed 16 sherpas, and also wingsuited off of Everest, and had him sign my copy of his book. If I had clung to any desire to ever climb Everest, the first time watching a GoPro from the Khumbu Icefall dispelled me of it.
No thanks I'm good
No thanks I'm good
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