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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:16:11 PM EDT
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Thought they had installed a metal ladder at that point? Edit. Hasn't anybody noticed those ropes are mega frayed on the edge of that rock  That's why they put a new one up |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:16:57 PM EDT
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All those people that died were probably well off financially or rich. You gotta dump a TON of money to make a Everest climb. Or dirt poor guides. 
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:19:16 PM EDT
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Person I work with and am in France with right now has a brother in law who was up there during the quake. His hotel and the belongings he left there before he went up were lost, he is okay, he is a doctor and is back down helping those in trouble.
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:25:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The traffic jam pic just sucks out all of the spirit of climbing Everest.  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The Hillary step. Most people die when coming down it. http://www.adventure-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/great_mountains_everest_hillary_step-1030x690.jpg Traffic jam going up and coming down. http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1356452%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/everest-5-web.jpg https://diydilettante.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/18-hillary-step.jpg 10,000ft cliff if you slip and fall. http://project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2008/i08-everest/18-hillary-step-ropes.jpg The traffic jam pic just sucks out all of the spirit of climbing Everest. Its getting worse every years since its been so commercialized. And just imagine if you can't make it down all these people will simply walk right by you.     |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:26:03 PM EDT
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That was freaking freaky
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:26:07 PM EDT
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Kinda puzzles me how these dipshits stood around while "hey man, the ground is shaking..", laughing. I would think, being the pro explorers that they are, their heads would have been on a swivel doing avalanche watch. Nope. ha ha ha...ground is shaking....ha ha... Dumbasses.
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Everest Climbers Are Killed as Nepal Quake Sets Off Avalanche
NEW DELHI — A year after a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest ended the climbing season, multiple avalanches caused by the earthquake on Saturday rumbled down a treacherous icefall and slammed into the mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17 climbers and injuring at least 37 others, Nepalese officials said. Alex Gavan, a hiker at the base camp, described on Twitter a "huge earthquake then huge avalanche” that sent him "running for life from my tent.” Mr. Gavan warned that many of the wounded would die if they were not evacuated soon. Nima Namgyal Sherpa, a guide at the base camp, said the avalanche caused many injuries. Nepalese tourism officials feared hundreds of climbers may have died. "Many camps have been destroyed by the shake and wind from the avalanche,” Mr. Sherpa, the base camp manager for Asian Trekking, wrote in a post on Facebook. "All the doctors here are doing our best to treat and save lives.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/world/asia/everest-climbers-killed-as-nepal-quake-sets-off-avalanche.html?_r=0  http://youtu.be/0CaT0VIJ468I would think, being the pro explorers that they are, their heads would have been on a swivel doing avalanche watch. Nope. ha ha ha...ground is shaking....ha ha... Dumbasses.
Well obviously they should have hired you as their guide. Seriously.... What a Shitty thing to say. Removed...krp |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:28:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I read at Nat Geo article that said there are dozens of bodies up on the mountain. George Mallory's body is still up there and recognizable. Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" why the fuck someone would want to risk their life like that? |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:35:43 PM EDT
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Every documentary I've seen about Everest complains about the Chinese climbers for some reason.
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:37:56 PM EDT
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Its getting worse every years since its been so commercialized. And just imagine if you can't make it down all these people will simply walk right by you. http://squashfalconer.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/everest-traffic-jam.jpg http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/TvyamNb-BivtNwcoxtkc5xGBuGkIMh_nj4UJHQKuorcor4qErjhaozCLWQDpK3OUyoka0kWlkV0Zkw/ http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/19/article-2327185-19D3BDA5000005DC-521_634x423.jpg http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2013/05/30/1226653/921426-everest-traffic.gif http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/31/article-2152659-1362A23A000005DC-686_964x570.jpg That sort of takes the magic out of it... jeez.
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Posted: 4/26/2015 7:52:56 PM EDT
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eh...nevermind
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:02:20 PM EDT
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Hope your friend is ok. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a friend that left the middle of last month for a basecamp trek. He is supposed to be back the end of this month so he may have been there or he may have just started the trek out. No one knows and no one has heard from him. Hope your friend is ok. Thank you. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:09:11 PM EDT
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2300 + summits on everest. Like 300 something for k2. K2 summit to death ratio is like 25%
Real climbers do k2 Tourists climb everest. I'll watch the documentary about it on netflix, no way I'm going up there. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:16:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're thinking of George Mallory. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Are you sure? Maybe it was someone in his group. Off to google. They found his body, they removed a clothing tag that said his name. The body is still up there face down on the rocks in an area no one hikes. They noticed his leg was broken from the fall he took, so Edmund could not make it back down. The body isn't really recognizable I'm sure you can find the video on YouTube. You're thinking of George Mallory. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:22:16 PM EDT
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they say fuck alot
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:26:29 PM EDT
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Few things being out the
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:30:49 PM EDT
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they say fuck alot Greg Child on The Reduction of Language ... https://books.google.com/books?id=v18HOmSk5FsC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22this+fucking+fucker+is+fucking+fucked%22&source=bl&ots=wI7sinvd9L&sig=tOiDqaHlf8RvGW5TWMDSbevEJy0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_YE9VYvJKoTYsAXjs4GQCg&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22this%20fucking%20fucker%20is%20fucking%20fucked%22&f=false |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:35:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Every documentary I've seen about Everest complains about the Chinese climbers for some reason. Not that it is any comparison, but when I was in Peru the guides said that the Asians can't hack the climbing/hiking like Europeans and even fat Americans. They said it takes Asians close to an extra week to do what most would accomplish in 3 weeks. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:40:23 PM EDT
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2300 + summits on everest. Like 300 something for k2. K2 summit to death ratio is like 25% Real climbers do k2 Tourists climb everest. I'll watch the documentary about it on netflix, no way I'm going up there. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Everest, by any route, is a major accomplishment. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:41:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 2300 + summits on everest. Like 300 something for k2. K2 summit to death ratio is like 25% Real climbers do k2 Tourists climb everest. I'll watch the documentary about it on netflix, no way I'm going up there. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I've read Annapurna is the most difficult to climb and is the deadliest.  http://www.mountainsoftravelphotos.com/Annapurna/Annapurna%20Sanctuary%201%20from%20Chomrong/slides/106%20Machupuchare%20Close%20Up%20From%20Modi%20Khola%20Valley.jpg |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:50:23 PM EDT
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Kinda puzzles me how these dipshits stood around while "hey man, the ground is shaking..", laughing. I would think, being the pro explorers that they are, their heads would have been on a swivel doing avalanche watch. Nope. ha ha ha...ground is shaking....ha ha... Dumbasses.
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Everest Climbers Are Killed as Nepal Quake Sets Off Avalanche
NEW DELHI — A year after a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest ended the climbing season, multiple avalanches caused by the earthquake on Saturday rumbled down a treacherous icefall and slammed into the mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17 climbers and injuring at least 37 others, Nepalese officials said. Alex Gavan, a hiker at the base camp, described on Twitter a "huge earthquake then huge avalanche” that sent him "running for life from my tent.” Mr. Gavan warned that many of the wounded would die if they were not evacuated soon. Nima Namgyal Sherpa, a guide at the base camp, said the avalanche caused many injuries. Nepalese tourism officials feared hundreds of climbers may have died. "Many camps have been destroyed by the shake and wind from the avalanche,” Mr. Sherpa, the base camp manager for Asian Trekking, wrote in a post on Facebook. "All the doctors here are doing our best to treat and save lives.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/world/asia/everest-climbers-killed-as-nepal-quake-sets-off-avalanche.html?_r=0 http://youtu.be/0CaT0VIJ468I would think, being the pro explorers that they are, their heads would have been on a swivel doing avalanche watch. Nope. ha ha ha...ground is shaking....ha ha... Dumbasses.
Yeah they should have just ran off of the mountain.
What do you think you are going to do when you see a wall of ice moving at you at a few hundrerd miles per hour on your 'avalanche watch' |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:52:31 PM EDT
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That looks like a clusterfuck. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Hillary step. Most people die when coming down it. http://www.adventure-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/great_mountains_everest_hillary_step-1030x690.jpg Traffic jam going up and coming down. http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1356452%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/everest-5-web.jpg https://diydilettante.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/18-hillary-step.jpg 10,000ft cliff if you slip and fall. http://project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2008/i08-everest/18-hillary-step-ropes.jpg That looks like a clusterfuck. The idea of standing in single-file line 5 miles in the air where your body is inexorably running out of oxygen gives me the willies as bad as the avalanche and worse than the terrain 
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Posted: 4/26/2015 8:58:53 PM EDT
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2300 + summits on everest. Like 300 something for k2. K2 summit to death ratio is like 25% Real climbers do k2 Tourists climb everest. I'll watch the documentary about it on netflix, no way I'm going up there. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I watched that documentary on K2. Its awesome. I had no idea how much harder K2 is. I'm assuming its basically the hardest mountain in the world to climb. Its in a whole different league from everest. No doubt you have to be fit to summit everest and its probably the challenge of a lifetime for even very experienced climbers but it seems K2 an order of magnitude more challenging. The very best in the world will often have many failed attempts if they ever make it and many will die. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:00:42 PM EDT
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Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" Green boots cave . . . Guy has been a landmark since 1996 
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:00:48 PM EDT
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I've been reading about this for the past 24 hours or so. Terribly sad.
Wife and I were planning a Nepal trip later this year. That might be postponed now due to this. My thoughts and prayers are with the Nepalese and the climbers right now. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:04:06 PM EDT
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All those people that died were probably well off financially or rich. You gotta dump a TON of money to make a Everest climb. And? Someone who works hard, saves their money, has a dream and pursues it is NOW the bad guy? What the hell is wrong with you and your ilk? ETA: Sorry if I'm reading too much in to your statement. The class warfare thing is getting a bit abrasive lately. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:09:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" Green boots cave . . . Guy has been a landmark since 1996 http://i.imgur.com/NUoVTBj.jpg  |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:09:48 PM EDT
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There was one tough son of a bitch that climbed Everest I think without any oxygen and was able to climb back down with no problem then his wife got stuck up there and he went back up looking for her. He couldn't find her and started to come back down and I think got caught in a storm and wound up dying. I forget all the details but that dude had some strength when it came to climbing mountains he pretty much climbed them all and died looking for his wife. Very sad story.
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:14:11 PM EDT
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I watched that documentary on K2. Its awesome. I had no idea how much harder K2 is. I'm assuming its basically the hardest mountain in the world to climb. Its in a whole different league from everest. No doubt you have to be fit to summit everest and its probably the challenge of a lifetime for even very experienced climbers but it seems K2 an order of magnitude more challenging. The very best in the world will often have many failed attempts if they ever make it and many will die. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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2300 + summits on everest. Like 300 something for k2. K2 summit to death ratio is like 25% Real climbers do k2 Tourists climb everest. I'll watch the documentary about it on netflix, no way I'm going up there. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I watched that documentary on K2. Its awesome. I had no idea how much harder K2 is. I'm assuming its basically the hardest mountain in the world to climb. Its in a whole different league from everest. No doubt you have to be fit to summit everest and its probably the challenge of a lifetime for even very experienced climbers but it seems K2 an order of magnitude more challenging. The very best in the world will often have many failed attempts if they ever make it and many will die. Whats that documentary called? |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:14:36 PM EDT
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Did you know Hillary Clinton was named in honor of Sir Edmund Hillary? Six years before he summited Everest, too. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I read at Nat Geo article that said there are dozens of bodies up on the mountain. Edmund Hillary's body is still up there and recognizable. Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" why the fuck someone would want to risk their life like that? No, it's not. Are you sure? Maybe it was someone in his group. Off to google. I got my names mixed up. It was George Malloy, not Hillary. Edmund Hillary died on '07 in New Zealand. http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/dead-everest1.htm Yes, she was. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:19:03 PM EDT
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I read at Nat Geo article that said there are dozens of bodies up on the mountain. George Mallory's body is still up there and recognizable. Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" why the fuck someone would want to risk their life like that? Edit: I got my names mixed up. Why the fuck would you want to live a long boring life? |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:21:23 PM EDT
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I never understood the appeal of mountain climbing. It just seems like needless suffering, and when you get to the top it's like "Great, the suffering is 50% over!" Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I read at Nat Geo article that said there are dozens of bodies up on the mountain. George Mallory's body is still up there and recognizable. Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" why the fuck someone would want to risk their life like that? right, and you're exhausted. It's a very isolated, desolate, lonely and in a way, hellish, place to risk your life. I don't get it either. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:23:25 PM EDT
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FUCK THAT!!! The total fatality rate over the past 56 years is nine percent, but as of 2004 that percentage had dropped to about 4.4 percent [source: wisegeek.com]. Check out the stats for Annapurna I |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:24:49 PM EDT
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Why the fuck would you want to live a long boring life? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I read at Nat Geo article that said there are dozens of bodies up on the mountain. George Mallory's body is still up there and recognizable. Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" why the fuck someone would want to risk their life like that? Edit: I got my names mixed up. Why the fuck would you want to live a long boring life? Life can be plenty exciting at sea level. 
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:33:54 PM EDT
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I'll go up Everest when they install an escalator. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:33:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Check out the stats for Annapurna I Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: FUCK THAT!!! The total fatality rate over the past 56 years is nine percent, but as of 2004 that percentage had dropped to about 4.4 percent [source: wisegeek.com]. Check out the stats for Annapurna I Only 191 successful accents to the top with 61 climbing fatalities. Fatality to summit ratio is 32%. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:34:26 PM EDT
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FUCK THAT!!! The total fatality rate over the past 56 years is nine percent, but as of 2004 that percentage had dropped to about 4.4 percent [source: wisegeek.com]. Check out the stats for Annapurna I Holy crap ! "Only 191 people had successfully ascended Annapurna as of 2012, fewer than any other eight-thousanders. With a fatality rate of 32 percent, no other eight-thousander is deadlier." Annapurna I |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:36:15 PM EDT
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Well obviously they should have hired you as their guide. Seriously.... What a Shitty thing to say. You're a fucking douche. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Everest Climbers Are Killed as Nepal Quake Sets Off Avalanche
NEW DELHI — A year after a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest ended the climbing season, multiple avalanches caused by the earthquake on Saturday rumbled down a treacherous icefall and slammed into the mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17 climbers and injuring at least 37 others, Nepalese officials said. Alex Gavan, a hiker at the base camp, described on Twitter a "huge earthquake then huge avalanche” that sent him "running for life from my tent.” Mr. Gavan warned that many of the wounded would die if they were not evacuated soon. Nima Namgyal Sherpa, a guide at the base camp, said the avalanche caused many injuries. Nepalese tourism officials feared hundreds of climbers may have died. "Many camps have been destroyed by the shake and wind from the avalanche,” Mr. Sherpa, the base camp manager for Asian Trekking, wrote in a post on Facebook. "All the doctors here are doing our best to treat and save lives.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/world/asia/everest-climbers-killed-as-nepal-quake-sets-off-avalanche.html?_r=0 http://youtu.be/0CaT0VIJ468I would think, being the pro explorers that they are, their heads would have been on a swivel doing avalanche watch. Nope. ha ha ha...ground is shaking....ha ha... Dumbasses.
Well obviously they should have hired you as their guide. Seriously.... What a Shitty thing to say. You're a fucking douche. I kind of thought something similar. I've been in some sketchy situations including an earthquake and everything changes at the snap of a finger. The guy didn't have a lot of options |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:40:08 PM EDT
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Yeah they should have just ran off of the mountain.
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Everest Climbers Are Killed as Nepal Quake Sets Off Avalanche
NEW DELHI — A year after a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest ended the climbing season, multiple avalanches caused by the earthquake on Saturday rumbled down a treacherous icefall and slammed into the mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17 climbers and injuring at least 37 others, Nepalese officials said. Alex Gavan, a hiker at the base camp, described on Twitter a "huge earthquake then huge avalanche” that sent him "running for life from my tent.” Mr. Gavan warned that many of the wounded would die if they were not evacuated soon. Nima Namgyal Sherpa, a guide at the base camp, said the avalanche caused many injuries. Nepalese tourism officials feared hundreds of climbers may have died. "Many camps have been destroyed by the shake and wind from the avalanche,” Mr. Sherpa, the base camp manager for Asian Trekking, wrote in a post on Facebook. "All the doctors here are doing our best to treat and save lives.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/world/asia/everest-climbers-killed-as-nepal-quake-sets-off-avalanche.html?_r=0 http://youtu.be/0CaT0VIJ468I would think, being the pro explorers that they are, their heads would have been on a swivel doing avalanche watch. Nope. ha ha ha...ground is shaking....ha ha... Dumbasses.
Yeah they should have just ran off of the mountain.
What do you think you are going to do when you see a wall of ice moving at you at a few hundrerd miles per hour on your 'avalanche watch' Pretty sure I would have skipped the part about laughing about how the ground is shaking and went directly to the oh fuck oh fuck part in the tent |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:42:13 PM EDT
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I read at Nat Geo article that said there are dozens of bodies up on the mountain. George Mallory's body is still up there and recognizable. Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" why the fuck someone would want to risk their life like that? Edit: I got my names mixed up. Why the fuck would you want to live a long boring life? Life can be plenty exciting at sea level. True, racing the Isle of Man TT at 200+ mph would be pretty cool. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:56:58 PM EDT
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Holy crap ! "Only 191 people had successfully ascended Annapurna as of 2012, fewer than any other eight-thousanders. With a fatality rate of 32 percent, no other eight-thousander is deadlier." Annapurna I Quote HistoryQuoted:
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FUCK THAT!!! The total fatality rate over the past 56 years is nine percent, but as of 2004 that percentage had dropped to about 4.4 percent [source: wisegeek.com]. Check out the stats for Annapurna I Holy crap ! "Only 191 people had successfully ascended Annapurna as of 2012, fewer than any other eight-thousanders. With a fatality rate of 32 percent, no other eight-thousander is deadlier." Annapurna I See! No waiting in line like Everest! |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:00:37 PM EDT
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True, racing the Isle of Man TT at 200+ mph would be pretty cool. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I read at Nat Geo article that said there are dozens of bodies up on the mountain. George Mallory's body is still up there and recognizable. Some of the hiking party have directions that say "turn right at the body in the purple parka" why the fuck someone would want to risk their life like that? Edit: I got my names mixed up. Why the fuck would you want to live a long boring life? Life can be plenty exciting at sea level. True, racing the Isle of Man TT at 200+ mph would be pretty cool. If I was going to spend 6 figures to flirt with death, I'd do the TT and watch a documentary on Everest while sipping a pint at the pub 
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:01:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: See! No waiting in line like Everest! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: FUCK THAT!!! The total fatality rate over the past 56 years is nine percent, but as of 2004 that percentage had dropped to about 4.4 percent [source: wisegeek.com]. Check out the stats for Annapurna I Holy crap ! "Only 191 people had successfully ascended Annapurna as of 2012, fewer than any other eight-thousanders. With a fatality rate of 32 percent, no other eight-thousander is deadlier." Annapurna I See! No waiting in line like Everest! The ratio is for every 3 that make it up and down 1 dies.  |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:10:47 PM EDT
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2 billion pixel explorable image of Everest here.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2250676/Mount-Everest-The-incredible-interactive-BILLION-pixel-image-created-David-Breashears.html |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:10:50 PM EDT
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Damn
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:13:01 PM EDT
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I've read Annapurna is the most difficult to climb and is the deadliest. http://www.aboutnepaltreks.com/files/groups/annapurna-expedition.jpg http://www.mountainsoftravelphotos.com/Annapurna/Annapurna%20Sanctuary%201%20from%20Chomrong/slides/106%20Machupuchare%20Close%20Up%20From%20Modi%20Khola%20Valley.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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2300 + summits on everest. Like 300 something for k2. K2 summit to death ratio is like 25% Real climbers do k2 Tourists climb everest. I'll watch the documentary about it on netflix, no way I'm going up there. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I've read Annapurna is the most difficult to climb and is the deadliest. http://www.aboutnepaltreks.com/files/groups/annapurna-expedition.jpg http://www.mountainsoftravelphotos.com/Annapurna/Annapurna%20Sanctuary%201%20from%20Chomrong/slides/106%20Machupuchare%20Close%20Up%20From%20Modi%20Khola%20Valley.jpg This. 191 summits. 32% death to summit ratio. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:14:44 PM EDT
[#46]
Depending on how hard the mountain shook, first folks in during the next go-around will be scouting new paths.
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:27:11 PM EDT
[#47]
wow! Intense video.
I remember the tv show on Everest a few years back, loved watching it , Everest: Beyond the Limit. Back when the Discovery Channel was worth a darn |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:27:56 PM EDT
[#48]
I remember reading that some guy rode there on his bike, climbed it with no oxygen, and came back down like it was nothing. As I recall he was from some Alps country so he was use to the thin air
PS in that one photo of the 10,000 drop off, two of the ropes are frayed so there is no way that I am climbing until they fix it 
Just an FYI for all you candy asses Elle McPherson climbed Mt. Everest many years ago |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:37:29 PM EDT
[#49]
Damn, all kinds of ways to die climbing and decending that mountain and those folks got rocked by a freaking earthquake. I wonder if it changed the routes at all. That would be a major oh shit factor if you were at at any of the advanced camps.
I have always wanted to go to base camp and actually see the mountain. No need to climb it for me as I doubt I could make it to the top and I won't spend that kind of scratch. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 10:40:46 PM EDT
[#50]
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ran_Kropp
Bike to everest and climb up like it's nothin guy. Amazing. |
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