|
redreader posted:What kind of crazy person goes diving in a cave where you have to cut a loving hole in the ice first then go on a FIVE HOUR DIVE. WTF. pfft scared off a bit of danger? Rather sit at home with your wife. Pussy
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2015 14:39
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 26, 2024 10:26 |
|
|
Josef K. Sourdust posted:What's the death/survival/success rate of climbing the Devil's Thumb in the Canadian Arctic? I dunno, but part of that mountain is called 'Witches tits' and that's kind of amazing.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2015 14:52
|
|
|
Josef K. Sourdust posted:What's the death/survival/success rate of climbing the Devil's Thumb in the Canadian Arctic? eiger dreams is good. don't forget to watch the eiger sanction! also read to the top of denali, it is also a good collection.
|
|
#
?
Jan 9, 2015 15:37
|
|
|
Rondette posted:I dunno, but part of that mountain is called 'Witches tits' and that's kind of amazing. On the off-hand chance you're not familiar with it, it probably comes from the expression "colder than a witch's tits!", which should make it even more amazing. I wonder if there's a mountain called "Well Digger's rear end"?
|
|
#
?
Jan 10, 2015 15:26
|
|
t
|
Literally Kermit posted:I wonder if there's a mountain called "Well Digger's rear end"? That name would be better suited to a particularly cold and preferably flooded cave.
|
|
#
?
Jan 10, 2015 23:49
|
|
|
In 2013 I did a 12-day tour of Bhutan , Nepal and Tibet. About as pedestrian as you can get going to that area. But good times! And, yeah, one of the big things I was hoping for was to see Everest from the airplane. The tour company specifically said there is no guarantee that could happen. Clouds and all that. But, on the flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa, I had a seat on the left side. And, bam! Just as Krakauer describes it in the beginning of Into Thin Air -- incisors reaching to the sky. And then there it was, that pyramid of Everest. I took many, many pictures during the 10 minutes or so it was visible out the window, looking down (down!) at the summit. This, with some cropping, was the best picture. I'm satisfied. And then the plane literally took a left at Everest/Makalu and went into Tibet. No need for me to climb it. Might be nice to do a hike near it someday, though.
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2015 18:53
|
|
|
Hey, I can see Green Boots from here!
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2015 19:50
|
|
|
Literally Kermit posted:Hey, I can see Green Boots from here! I do remember having the thought, "I wonder how many dead people I'm looking at right now."
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2015 19:55
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 26, 2024 10:26 |
|
|
Chappers posted:In 2013 I did a 12-day tour of Bhutan , Nepal and Tibet. About as pedestrian as you can get going to that area. But good times! And, yeah, one of the big things I was hoping for was to see Everest from the airplane. The tour company specifically said there is no guarantee that could happen. Clouds and all that. But, on the flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa, I had a seat on the left side. And, bam! Just as Krakauer describes it in the beginning of Into Thin Air -- incisors reaching to the sky. And then there it was, that pyramid of Everest. I took many, many pictures during the 10 minutes or so it was visible out the window, looking down (down!) at the summit. This, with some cropping, was the best picture. I'm satisfied. And then the plane literally took a left at Everest/Makalu and went into Tibet. No need for me to climb it. Might be nice to do a hike near it someday, though. How do you have enough money to justify the $250/day visa to Bhutan, mr moneybags?
|
|
#
?
Jan 11, 2015 20:08
|
|
