Dr Maria Strydom on a recent climb of Denali in Alaska, the highest peak in North America Credit: Monash Business school
"It seems that people have this warped idea of vegans being malnourished and weak," Dr Strydom said in March.
"We want to prove that vegans can do anything and more."
Epic fail!
To die doing what you love is not the worst way to go...
How sad. I hope they didn’t leave young children behind.
Try as I might, I’ve never been able to see the attraction of this sort of thing.
The vegan angle is stupid and irrelevant. Hundreds have died on Everest meat eaters and vegans alike. The mountain is ruthless and not discerning. The reasons why many die is sudden changes I weather compounded by very poor decisions made above 8000 meters. Most die on the way down from the summit. Getting to the summit is only half the trip. We won’t know what happens until we get the report of the timeline of the summit attempt.
Everest is littered with dead bodies that have never been recovered.
They’ll never get her down.. She will stay up there forever. Or they actually develop a high altitude helicopter.
"It seems that people have this warped idea of vegans being malnourished and weak," Dr Strydom said in March.
"We want to prove that vegans can do anything and more."
Humans evolved as omnivores.
Many people, I'm certain, have noticed the pale quality of vegetarians/vegans. That paleness indicates suboptimal health. I'm not surprised that they could not handle the low oxygen and pressure present at high altitudes. Carrying extra oxygen bottles only helps a little--at high altitudes, the blood simply cannot carry enough oxygen, even when breathing a pure oxygen atmosphere. That is why airplanes are pressurized to simulate lower altitudes.
I would hypothesize that vegans have a lower carrying capacity for oxygen, which becomes critical at altitudes lower than what people who eat normal diets can tolerate. It would be an interesting physiological study to carry out.
There are over 200 bodies of mountain climbers near the top of Mt Everest. Take a hint.
A vegan evangelist.
Her body make become a marker, as many others have.
Avalanche and earthquakes did not deter.
Why?
Stupid contests;
Stupid prizes.
Pass the roast beef!
I wonder why the so called environmentalists haven't been clamoring for it to be closed or restricted.
I am still waiting for the day for George Leigh Mallory's body to be found with the Kodak camera and film to see once and for all who really got to the top of the mountain.
Now those vegans may be dead...
As it was explained on talk radio, many moons ago.....’cows have teeth for grinding, therefore they are vegetarians. Dogs have teeth for tearing, therefore they are carnivores. Humans have both types of teeth, therefore they were designed to eat both vegetables and meat’. ‘Nuff said, that should end it’.
vegans may be healthy for a time, but not for long...their “choices” are ultimately bad ones...IMO of course...
I applaud the death of thrill seekers. And, if only they or their estate would be required to reimburse every dime of rescue efforts including injuries to the rescuers as if such had been caused by the thrill seekers negligence, and for which insurance may not be purchased, it would be perfect.
Frozen veggies.