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New Jersey woman killed by avalanche on Mount Everest after Nepal earthquake
nydailynews.com ^ | Joel Landau

Posted on 04/26/2015 6:59:43 AM PDT by BenLurkin

She was from Edison and previously worked at the East Orange General Hospital.

Girawong was part of a group that had trained at the lower Khumbu glacier before climbing the mountain.

Her last post on Facebook was about the snow on Everestt a few hours before she died.

"Day 28 on this arduous journey , snow is falling & my food cravings are at an all time high...Is a crunchy spicy tuna roll with eel sauce too much to ask for?" she posted.

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1 posted on 04/26/2015 6:59:43 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Everest has been a killer this year and last year.


2 posted on 04/26/2015 7:02:18 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Is a crunchy spicy tuna roll with eel sauce too much to ask for?" she posted.

I truly am at a loss for words.

3 posted on 04/26/2015 7:02:38 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: BenLurkin

People who voluntarily embrace danger may get a thrill, but it is no surprise when they die.


4 posted on 04/26/2015 7:08:11 AM PDT by allendale
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To: BenLurkin
"Day 28 on this arduous journey , snow is falling & my food cravings are at an all time high...Is a crunchy spicy tuna roll with eel sauce too much to ask for?" she posted.

Replace the eel sauce with some hot mustard and some sweet and sour and I'm in...

Some call then rash fools and others call them independent spirits - I can relate to either side of the argument for having exhibited a lot of the rash-fool-independent spirit-potential Darwin Award candidate in my youth. The song out that has the words "Everything that kills, me makes me feel alive" touches a special place in my heart.

5 posted on 04/26/2015 7:08:22 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: BenLurkin

Why do people think climbing this mountain is a game?


6 posted on 04/26/2015 7:16:27 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: allendale

It was an earthquake that caused this.


7 posted on 04/26/2015 7:16:28 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: PghBaldy

Avalanches happen there all the time, earfquake or not.


8 posted on 04/26/2015 7:18:20 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: BenLurkin

Wow....


9 posted on 04/26/2015 7:25:20 AM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: BenLurkin

Geologists will inform those who wish to know that the reason for the highest mountains on earth being there are due to the highest amount of plate movement. India is crashing into Asia and causing massive movements, mostly seen upwards in mountains growing(yes, Everest is getting bigger) but also in earthquakes like this which result from slippage of those plates.


10 posted on 04/26/2015 7:38:48 AM PDT by bestintxas (every time a RINO loses, a founding father gets his wings.)
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To: PghBaldy

When a person travels to a frozen wilderness and starts fantasizing about spiced sushi, they have voluntarily engaged hunger and danger for their own gratification. Simply cannot be astonished when the outcome is disastrous.


11 posted on 04/26/2015 7:40:50 AM PDT by allendale
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To: allendale

Exactly. I’m sorry for their loved ones, but overall I just have to shrug. Some people who choose to ride the tiger get eaten. Not my problem.


12 posted on 04/26/2015 7:48:55 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Victim" -- some people eagerly take on the label because of the many advantages that come with it.)
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To: trebb

I read Into Thin Air a few years ago. I’m guessing that the author wanted me to hate everyone in the book. It was a bit like The Brother’s Karmamazov - I wanted them all dead. (in a fictional way only of course)


13 posted on 04/26/2015 7:53:35 AM PDT by Mercat
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To: Gaffer

It was obviously on her bucket list.


14 posted on 04/26/2015 8:06:40 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: "I should like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: BenLurkin

I know Nepal is probably enjoying the influx of money, but maybe it’s time to shut this crap down.


15 posted on 04/26/2015 8:07:27 AM PDT by Thorliveshere (Minnesota Survivor)
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To: Mercat

I read “Into Thin Air” as well, expecting it to be some inspirational, humans-overcoming-all-odds kind of a book. It was far from it. The danger and physical tolls that climbers experience are tremendous. Even those who make the summit are not out of danger. I never got the sense of exuberance that one would expect from such a feat. It’s a Phyrric accomplishment and nothing more.


16 posted on 04/26/2015 8:07:46 AM PDT by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: Lou L

The book certainly nixed any fantasies I had about climbing mountains.


17 posted on 04/26/2015 8:09:05 AM PDT by Mercat
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To: Gaffer

Well you have to admit, that in the “famous last words” department — it is unique.


18 posted on 04/26/2015 8:10:30 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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19 posted on 04/26/2015 8:14:11 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: bestintxas
mostly seen upwards in mountains growing(yes, Everest is getting bigger)

Good point.

I wonder how much it grew in this 7.9, and will everyone who climbed "the wold's tallest mountain" need to do it again to "stay on top" with the new height?

20 posted on 04/26/2015 8:15:12 AM PDT by null and void (He who kills a tyrant (i.e. an usurper) to free his country is praised and rewarded ~ Thomas Aquinas)
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