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

Time ^ | May 23, 2016 | Melissa Chan

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***which caused fluid to build up in Strydom’s brain***

When I first read this I thought it said “Styrofoam’s brain!”

[Carry me back]

People doing things that can cause them to die for lack of oxygen is crazy.

[Secret Agent Man]

There are hundreds on bodies all over the place on Everest. You can see photos people have taken of many on any internet search.

[trisham]

I would never do it.

[Vermont Lt]

If you haven’t eaten yet, Google Bodies on Everest. Yikes.

[Secret Agent Man]

It also did because vegans have less strength and energy than omnivores.

In the documentary Fat Head a doctor talks about how he was a vegetarian for,9 years and a strict one for 3 years, when he was a strength coach, and he said it was the time in his life when he felt the weakest. Also got really depressed being off fats and protein.

[Secret Agent Man]

Usually supplemental oxygen is carried up by climbers too. Wonder if they went through all of it.

[Yaelle]

Wow, vegans CAN do anything! Even die on Mt.Everest!

[dfwgator]

Mount Everest. Forbidding, aloof, terrifying. The mountain with the biggest tits in the world.

START AGAIN!!!!

[Boogieman]

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

[Old Yeller]

Lettuce pray.

[Boogieman]

“Humans can’t continue to exist without certain amino acids that can ONLY be found in animal products.”

All the amino acids can be obtained from plants, but you need to eat the proper variety (nuts, beans, soy, etc). The main advantage of meat when it comes to amino acids is that any kind of meat contains all the essential amino acids in one place.

[keat]

Vegan becomes worm food.

It's unlikely worms could live at that altitude.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yep. Just passing one of those bodies on your way up would cause me to turn back around. I don’t understand the thrill of mountain climbing.

[JoeProBono]

[Organic Panic]

Mission accomplished. She proved vegans can die on Everest.

[castlegreyskull]

I half hoped it was my sister in law.

[johniegrad]

What a pathetic waste of Gods gift of life! And before anyone tries pointing out that she died doing what she loved to do, let me point out that she died because she was unable to breathe.

[darkwing104]

This is the Vegans version of "Hold mah beer and watch this"

[Sir Napsalot]

LOL