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3 foreign climbers dead, 1 missing near top of Mount Everest
Yahoo ^ | May 21, 2017 | BINAJ GURUBACHARYA

Posted on 05/21/2017 10:07:24 PM PDT by Ray76

An American climber died near the summit and an Indian climber is missing after heading down from the top following a successful ascent, expedition organizers said.

Roland Yearwood, 50, from Georgiana, Alabama, died Sunday but details were not immediately known,

Indian climber Ravi Kumar fell sick on his way down from the summit on Saturday and did not make it to the nearest camp

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To: catbertz

Yes, the bodies stay along with tons of human waste. Everest is a giant $hitcicle.


21 posted on 05/22/2017 2:55:55 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: anton
Ya scrape together enough cash, and the guides (and Sherpas) haul your ass to the top. There's even a term for it: the Conga Line.


22 posted on 05/22/2017 3:22:07 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Ray76
"Into Thin Air" is a fascinating read. Many of these jerks are literally dragged to the top by the Sherpas, putting the lives of others at risk, so they can go home, pound their chests and brag that they "climbed" Everest.

Interestingly, the US doctor who just died almost died in an avalanche after the 2015 earthquake. He had made the summit previously, so he wasn't even doing it for bragging rights this time. So many people have now gotten to the top that it doesn't seem like such an impressive accomplishment anymore.

23 posted on 05/22/2017 3:26:32 AM PDT by KevinB (Barack Obama: The best example in history of the dangers of affirmative action!)
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To: Wolfie

24 posted on 05/22/2017 3:26:59 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: jimtorr

Above 26,000 ft there are an estimated 120+ deceased still there.


25 posted on 05/22/2017 3:57:45 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

More like $45K+ for a guided climb. $11K is just for the permit.


26 posted on 05/22/2017 4:03:10 AM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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To: central_va

And that is why they call anying above 8000 meters the death zone.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/life-in-the-death-zone-whats-it-like-to-climb-above-8000m/


27 posted on 05/22/2017 4:13:58 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Ray76

Ego trippers paying the price.


28 posted on 05/22/2017 4:17:02 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Wolfie

That picture looks like the ones of the Yukon Gold Rush.


29 posted on 05/22/2017 4:36:10 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: catbertz

The bodies stay bucause it’s usually not safe to remove them as others lost their lives trying to retrieve the bodies of their friends. The dead zone on the mountain is real as climbers make thier way the past dead to the summit. It is a heavy reminder of how dangerous it is to climb and easy to die.


30 posted on 05/22/2017 4:43:51 AM PDT by Liaison (TANSTAAFL)
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To: DesertRhino

All of these ego driven self aggrandizing exercises are the same. Claimed to “personal quests” they are anything but. They only serve as confirmation of how great a man (or, recently women) the person is.

And, if was truly a “personal quest” I would be fine with these folks killing themselves quietly, somewhere on their own.

But, when these “personal quests” go awry, it always seems to involve rescuers, helicopters, ships at sea, search parties, etc. The public paying for it is the least of the problem.

The deceased in this misadventure not doubt died anything but “happy.”

At least there is that.


31 posted on 05/22/2017 4:43:56 AM PDT by anton
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To: Wolfie

All those people have to go to the bathroom. How many port a johns are up there? Or or they just climbing over frozen poop?


32 posted on 05/22/2017 4:47:37 AM PDT by aomagrat (Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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To: KevinB

“”Into Thin Air” is a fascinating read. Many of these jerks are literally dragged to the top by the Sherpas, putting the lives of others at risk, so they can go home, pound their chests and brag that they “climbed” Everest.”

If bragging rights is that important to someone, it’s much, much, safer for everyone if they just buy a Tesla - providing they can get out of it quickly when the battery goes up.


33 posted on 05/22/2017 5:14:14 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: BobL

Know a guy who had a Tesla Model S for a short time. He spent most of it driving an Accord rental because the Tesla was always in the shop. He finally traded it on an BMW I8.


34 posted on 05/22/2017 5:34:02 AM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: .45 Long Colt

What an IDIOT - did he really think that his Tesla was meant to be driven?

Of course not! You buy a Tesla to TALK ABOUT IT at socials...hopefully he understands that now.


35 posted on 05/22/2017 5:43:33 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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Here is a listing of the 292 known deaths on the Climb.
It includes the four from yesterday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest


36 posted on 05/22/2017 5:57:49 AM PDT by deport
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To: Ray76

Who gives “a rat’s ass” about them.

Spoiled rich trying to climb a big rock so that they can say they did it. Worse yet, costing the locals a fortune in rescue efforts when something goes wrong.

I would suggest that they go “volcano diving” next time.


37 posted on 05/22/2017 6:23:29 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: Ray76

I’ve been to the top of Pikes Peak. I’m satisfied.


38 posted on 05/22/2017 8:03:12 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
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To: aomagrat
Decades Of Human Waste Have Made Mt. Everest A Fecal Time Bomb
39 posted on 05/22/2017 8:51:59 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: catbertz

Google images shows some Everest bodies.


40 posted on 05/22/2017 8:57:10 AM PDT by Mears
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