Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Woman Trying to Prove 'Vegans Can Do Anything' Dies on Mount Everest
Time ^ | May 23, 2016 | Melissa Chan

Posted on 05/23/2016 2:07:30 PM PDT by Trump20162020

An Australian woman who set out to climb Mount Everest to prove that “vegans can do anything” died Saturday after developing altitude sickness.

Maria Strydom, 34, had reached the final camp from the summit before she and her husband, Robert Gropel, both began suffering from high-altitude pulmonary edema, which caused fluid to build up in Strydom’s brain, the Washington Post reports.

(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: everest; mariastrydom; mounteverest; strydom; vegan
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-87 next last
To: Trump20162020

Well she did prove vegans can also die on Mt Everest.


61 posted on 05/23/2016 3:18:31 PM PDT by austinaero
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Boogieman

All vegetarians and vegans know about amino acids and complete proteins. All amino acids which are necessary for humans to function are available from plant sources. There is one the name of which I don’t know that is available only in animal tissues, dairy products and soybeans. This is why vegetarians and vegans love their tofu which is made from soy. The big nutritional deficiency in vegan diets is Vitamin B-12, which must be gotten from animal sources or supplements.


62 posted on 05/23/2016 3:20:52 PM PDT by webheart (We are all pretty much living in a fiction.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: All

I may find fault with her dietary choices - but she has more backbone than most of us when she attempted to climb that mountain.


63 posted on 05/23/2016 3:23:46 PM PDT by MplsSteve
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Trump20162020

Seriously, did anyone ever question whether a vegan could do high altitude climbing? As long as they can get sufficient nutrients and calories from their diet (which I’m sure they can), why would what they eat matter?


64 posted on 05/23/2016 3:29:15 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of incompetence and corruption.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: trisham

I wouldn’t either.I could stand to lose a few pounds, but there has to be a better way.


65 posted on 05/23/2016 3:30:17 PM PDT by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies]

To: Secret Agent Man

Not sure, didn’t sound like it though.


66 posted on 05/23/2016 3:31:27 PM PDT by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: Carry me back

I would love to see the snow leopards.


67 posted on 05/23/2016 3:41:53 PM PDT by BiggerTigger
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 65 | View Replies]

To: Trump20162020

Well, she proved they can die.


68 posted on 05/23/2016 3:46:46 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: r_barton

No worms at that altitude.


69 posted on 05/23/2016 3:51:38 PM PDT by AFreeBird
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Trump20162020

“Woman Trying to Prove ‘Vegans Can Do Anything’ Dies of Altitude Sickness on Mount Everest”

“Her husband survived...’Mentally he is a mess.’”

I’d argue he was a mess simply because he allowed her to try that stunt. Hopefully she hadn’t earlier tried to prove that ‘Vegans Can Have Kids’.


70 posted on 05/23/2016 4:05:07 PM PDT by BobL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Boogieman

“Well, they don’t rot, and it’s a pain to bring them down, so yeah they probably do make good landmarks.”

It’s more like their soft tissue slowly evaporates (or sublimate, to be precise) up there. They start looking rather gross...but yes, they are probably very good landmarks.

And bringing them down is an incredibly difficult task, as even the best climbers and Sherpas are operating right on the edge of human capability...so add a 180 pound stiff, and I cannot even imagine the difficulty.


71 posted on 05/23/2016 4:15:50 PM PDT by BobL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: trisham

HAPE...is that related to HAGS ? LOL !!


72 posted on 05/23/2016 4:48:00 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: Trump20162020

“Wish you had some meat! Bow-bow-bow . . .”


73 posted on 05/23/2016 4:50:09 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (0bama's insane rantings prove that power deludes, and absolute power deludes absolutely.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Trump20162020
Woman Trying to Prove 'Vegans Can Do Anything' Dies on Mount Everest

And I'm home safe and sound eating some bacon.

I WIN.

74 posted on 05/23/2016 4:54:20 PM PDT by SIDENET
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Trump20162020

29,000 ft is not my idea of bragging rights.

At that altitude, without oxygen, you die fast.

Some mountaineering aficionados want to die young.


75 posted on 05/23/2016 4:54:21 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Still Thinking

Must have been on her bucket list.

It was her last one.


76 posted on 05/23/2016 4:55:21 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: Vaquero

That was interesting, thanks


77 posted on 05/23/2016 5:02:54 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: gaijin

That was great! Thanks for posting it...


78 posted on 05/23/2016 5:03:34 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Trump20162020
Question: If carnivores turn blue from lack of oxygen, do vegans turn green?


79 posted on 05/23/2016 5:27:04 PM PDT by Viking2002 (The Avatar is back by popular request.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: 21twelve

Back in high school for my sport I had liver, bacon and onions once a week - loved it. (Still do, but nobody can cook it like my mom could!)

Add Brussels sprouts and you h as ve the perfect meal.


80 posted on 05/23/2016 5:54:31 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (Socialists are just communists in their larval stage.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-87 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson