Posted on 05/22/2016 8:00:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin
They looked so happy.
Frozen veggies.
Interesting. Thank you.
Nobody is having sex at the summit. At that altitude, simply placing one foot in front of the other requires every ounce of strength that an experienced climber can muster.
I think every climber should be required to pick up an oxygen canister and throw it as far as they can down hill on their return trip.
Maybe two feet.
Even very experienced climbers can and do get sick and/or die. It’s a very dangerous pastime.
My brother has been an avid climber (mostly cliffs) since he was in his teens. He was on an alternate team for Everest once, but did not end up going. He’s climbed all over the world. On a trip in the Andes he got very sick from the altitude and close to death. My mother was very angry with him for nearly dying just because he likes to “push the boundaries” or whatever risk-takers like to call it. He has had several friend die over the years (mostly falls I think). He’s pushing 60 and still climbs.
Extremely dangerous pursuit, known in advance.
Many lost their lives exploring and settling this great lande.
If anyone went on an Everest expedition hoping to have sex at the summit then they are colossally stupid and naive... You are imply trying to exist above 8000 meters. You can take a couple of steps in a minute. No one is thinking that.
As for the waste th climbers have to spend 3-4 weeks acclimating to that altitude. Base Camp is at 19,000 feet... That’s a ton of time each year and hundreds of people are there (not just climbers but support and Sherpa). Once you get higher (camps 3 and 4) you can’t waste energy bringing down stuff. That extra weight saps your energy. Forget trying to get a body down. Never going to happen. Yeah it’s a mess but there’s just no easy way at that altitude. Base Camp is a different story.
It should end it, but now they can’t make up their mind which bathroom to use...
Yep. They are the true heroes on Everest. Remember that each year they climb fi ST and fix the ropes that the paid clients use to get to the top. Some Sherpa climb Everest multiple times in a year.
In 2014, at the start of the “climbing” season, an avalance took out a bunch of Sherpas... almost all McClimbers “lost” their opportunity to climb and went home. Those brave enough to stay had to be flown to various higher altitude “camps” so that they avoid those pesky climbs.
“I thought everyone carried one of those bags you could pressurize a sufferer in these days?”
They can barely carry their oxygen tanks and need sherpas to “port” those for them. Forget about additional gears.
That had a real purpose ... discovering new land, finding a place to live. Climbing Mount Everest does not.
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But to die stupid is definitely the worst way to go.
There is no way that any ‘vegan’ could be in acceptable shape for such a climb. They just proved what most already knew.
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