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Climbers feared missing after Mt. Everest Avalance
The Boston Globe ^ | 04-18-14 | AP

Posted on 04/17/2014 8:31:09 PM PDT by machogirl

Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association says four or five climbers are believed to have been buried and more injured by an avalanche that swept the slopes of Mount Everest.


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KEYWORDS: avalance; avalanche; himalayas; missing; mteverest; nepal
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To: LucyT

I never understood why people go into the mountains and climb these mountains until I began trekking in Nepal and Peru. Now I understand why people risk their lives doing this, though it is not a risk I could ever accept. I may try Island Peak someday at 21,000 feet, but that is as high as I would ever go. To date, the highest I have been trekking is 18,000 feet.


41 posted on 04/18/2014 2:52:27 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Uncle Chip
A dumpsite full of Snicker wrappers was found.

Snickers and KitKat bars can be found in nearly every village leading to Everest Base Camp......and believe me it is worth whatever price is being charged. Prices get higher as you gain in elevation (because everything is carried in)
42 posted on 04/18/2014 2:54:58 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: machogirl

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/18/world/asia/nepal-everest-avalanche/

Death toll now at 12; all were sherpas.


43 posted on 04/18/2014 3:53:58 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Michael.SF.; ProtectOurFreedom

That thing is like a “Use your mouse while looking in a mirror” test - it’s bass ackwards to what you expect when you try to move around in it.


44 posted on 04/18/2014 4:15:43 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (The question of our age is whether a majority of Americans can and will vote us all into slavery.)
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To: Hardastarboard

LOL...that really threw me. Completely opposite normal mouse / trackpad usage, isn’t it? As gorgeous as the project is, you have to wonder about the dyslexic that designed that interaction.


45 posted on 04/18/2014 5:10:45 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Alas Babylon!

Very sad.


46 posted on 04/18/2014 6:25:58 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Alas Babylon!

Sad news. Thank you.


47 posted on 04/18/2014 6:26:48 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: RockyTx

I know who Green Boots is. No thanks. I wouldn’t even go to ‘trek to Base Camp’.


48 posted on 04/18/2014 6:32:33 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Yep, Without the Sherpa, it would be even more difficult.


49 posted on 04/18/2014 6:34:36 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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Video of avalanche from Camp 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKg9pMlsUXo


50 posted on 04/18/2014 7:28:12 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: machogirl

That was close!!!


51 posted on 04/18/2014 7:52:03 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip

It sure was.


52 posted on 04/18/2014 11:15:20 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: LeoWindhorse
a good place to die

10 Harrowing Stories Of Life And Death On Mount Everest

I have to imagine their last thoughts would not reflect that sentiment.

The events in the eye witness accounts from "Into Thin Air" relate a story where one of the stranded climbers was repeating "I don't want to die, I don't want to die".

It breaks my heart to think of it. That is how I see death on Everest.

Quote: "We tried to keep warm by pummeling each other," Weathers remembers. "Someone yelled at us to keep moving our arms and legs. Sandy was hysterical; she kept yeuing over and over, 'I don't want to die! I don't want to die!' But nobody else was saying a whole lot."

53 posted on 04/18/2014 8:36:19 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob

don’t want to die ? stay home in Seattle , or Cleveland


54 posted on 04/18/2014 9:22:00 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: machogirl

Freepers

Piss on the world frequently from comfort and safety

Truly some sad pickles here


55 posted on 04/18/2014 10:13:14 PM PDT by wardaddy (america was lost about the time black thugs appropriated cafe bikes as social status)
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To: All

Sad update on casualties. Update on cancellations. Discovery LIVE jump is cancelled. A list from the Sherpas to the Nepal Tourism Minister.

http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2014/04/21/everest-2014-tragedy-overwhelms-everest/


56 posted on 04/21/2014 10:37:29 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: All

Looks like SOUTH SEASON has ended.
more from alan arnette blog
http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2014/04/23/everest-2014-season-near-end-nepal/


57 posted on 04/23/2014 4:25:41 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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