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FrozenVent posted:No way Nepal is going to give a permit to a 12 year old this year, they need a successful season so the rich idiots will start coming back. Article says he wants to climb from the Tibet side, to the north.
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quote:Tyler is raising money to help cure a rare disorder called Duchenne muscular dystrophy "I don't often give money to charity, but when I do it's because somebody wants to spend 50k on a mountain climb" Do charities actually see any of this money?
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Sanguinary Novel posted:Second, Tyler is guaranteed to grow up Let me stop you right there.
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Crusty Nutsack posted:(SHUR-puhs) Hopefully with teachers with the presence of mind to color it completely insane.
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Crusty Nutsack posted:(SHUR-puhs) Who carry the gear for the trip... and let's face it probably piggyback lil Tyler as well whenever a camera isn't out.
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As a reformed precocious shithead child, holy poo poo I hate precocious shithead children That said I don't want him to die - I just hope he has people around him that stop him from dying in his attempt like that idiot Canadian woman. And at least he's done some preparation by climbing other mountains.
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webmeister posted:As a reformed precocious shithead child, holy poo poo I hate precocious shithead children What was your thing
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webmeister posted:As a reformed precocious shithead child, holy poo poo I hate precocious shithead children Well didn't the article say that his biggest mountain so far was Kilimanjaro? And that his dad is coming along even though his dad didn't climb mountains before the kid did? I think I just heard a richer l rumble in Everest's belly. That said, I was under the impression that China has just plain not allowed foreigners into Tibet at all these days. So perhaps China's authoritarian ways are what will save this boy from himself and his father.
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FrozenVent posted:Let me stop you right there. lol
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that kid is stupid but he's already done more with his life than most of the people in this thread so yall should think about that and hang your head in shame while you poo poo talk him from your cubicles.
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Mr. Unlucky posted:that kid is stupid but he's already done more with his life than most of the people in this thread so yall should think about that and hang your head in shame while you poo poo talk him from your cubicles. I hope he dies so we can poo poo talk and say we've done more in the long run.
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Skeesix posted:Well didn't the article say that his biggest mountain so far was Kilimanjaro? And that his dad is coming along even though his dad didn't climb mountains before the kid did? I think I just heard a richer l rumble in Everest's belly.
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so from what I understand his dad has no experience climbing? Is his dad going up all the way too? What if his dad dies up there? Then the kids dad is dead, hes not gonna take that well cause hes a kid and hes gonna prolly die too. Oh man could be a two for one special on mount death.
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Mt Everest, the highest mountain in Asia, if not the world. Thanks, WaPo!
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Howard Beale posted:I can't wish for a kid to die, that's mean-spirited and sick Nose. Every twelve year old needs a prosthetic nose.
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When I backpacked the Inca Trail, the guide told us that one of the previous groups had a 7 year old in it. You can pay extra to have an extra porter to carry gear, and they paid for one. 7 year old was dragging because he was small and tired, so thry redisyributed the gear and just had the kid get a piggyback ride from the porter the entire way. Porter loved it, because the kid fed him snacks the entire time and the kid weighed less than the typical load.
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Mr. Unlucky posted:that kid is stupid but he's already done more with his life than most of the people in this thread so yall should think about that and hang your head in shame while you poo poo talk him from your cubicles. Lol if you think we have jobs canyoneer posted:Porter loved it, because the kid fed him snacks the entire time and the kid weighed less than the typical load. 
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Booger Presley posted:I've been watching the documentary Meru and highly recommend it. It's about three pro climbers trying climb Meru and all their stories surrounding the attempt. Great photography, interesting story and people with skills instead of the tourists mothing to Everest.
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That's just depressing. Hopefully he'll be like that Australian girl who wanted to be the youngest to climb, then they shut the mountain, and by the time it reopened, she'd had her birthday and lost her book deal and her interest in doing it. Maybe someone with some sense will turn them back. No need to throw a kid's life away for bragging rights. There's plenty of exciting things to do that don't involve sending your children up the mountain.
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OldMemes posted:That's just depressing. Hopefully he'll be like that Australian girl who wanted to be the youngest to climb, then they shut the mountain, and by the time it reopened, she'd had her birthday and lost her book deal and her interest in doing it. Maybe someone with some sense will turn them back. Like leaving them to the wolves. I think that might actually be more humane.
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gvibes posted:Once of the climbers in that one (Renan) is the guy who shot the Sherpa movie. Meru is a really good documentary. The poo poo these guys go through to climb that mountain would kill 99.99% of Everest tourists.
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Arivia posted:Like leaving them to the wolves. I think that might actually be more humane. probably build more character too. Climbing that mountain and risking brain damage that early in the game? Get some badass scars instead
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Alan Smithee posted:What was your thing Slightly inflated general knowledge and massively inflated ego, both of which mysteriously vanished at 13 when I discovered girls Skeesix posted:Well didn't the article say that his biggest mountain so far was Kilimanjaro? Aconcagua is a fair bit higher than Kilimanjaro, and Elbrus is a much tougher climb than either. I've actually done Kili and it's really just a long hike - something that anyone with a decent level of fitness would be able to accomplish. There's no ladders, no scrambling, no treacherous rock faces, no threat of avalanche etc. I'm proud of it, but it's definitely not worth bragging about. And for reference, Kili's summit is about the same height as Everest Base Camp. A friend who's done both reckons that the Everest BC trek was harder than Kili.
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OldMemes posted:That's just depressing. Hopefully he'll be like that Australian girl who wanted to be the youngest to climb, then they shut the mountain, and by the time it reopened, she'd had her birthday and lost her book deal and her interest in doing it. Oh no she didn't http://www.alyssaazar.com.au/ She just lowered her goal, which is now 'Youngest Australian to climb Everest'. She's 19 now and a quick google shows that the current youngest Australian climber did it at 21. Of course, should she miss THAT goal, there's always 'Youngest Australian Woman to Climb Everest' etc. Just keep coming back & back & back and throw money at the mountain until you get a record for yourself.
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I was listening to this podcast the other day: Travel Tales: Rachel Brill. It's an interview with a woman who has climbed Kilimanjaro and Elbrus and is planning to do the Seven Summits. She is very upfront and honest about how unprepared she was for her first few climbs and how much climbing can suck. I'd recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about the less glamorous side of climbing. Something she mentioned was when she was climbing Kilimanjaro her water bottles froze when she was summiting. How do people handle that on Everest? I've honestly never thought about it before but now I am curious if there's a way to keep water liquid at high altitudes.
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cyberia posted:I was listening to this podcast the other day: Travel Tales: Rachel Brill. It's an interview with a woman who has climbed Kilimanjaro and Elbrus and is planning to do the Seven Summits. She is very upfront and honest about how unprepared she was for her first few climbs and how much climbing can suck. I'd recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about the less glamorous side of climbing. Keep it as close to your skin as possible, basically. When I did Kili my layers for the summit push were: thermal undershirt, camelbak, hiking shirt, fleece, down-jacket. I don't know for sure about Everest, but I'd imagine that's what most people do. webmeister fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Apr 5, 2016 |
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cyberia posted:I was listening to this podcast the other day: Travel Tales: Rachel Brill. It's an interview with a woman who has climbed Kilimanjaro and Elbrus and is planning to do the Seven Summits. She is very upfront and honest about how unprepared she was for her first few climbs and how much climbing can suck. I'd recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about the less glamorous side of climbing. From what I read, they pretty much can't. Most people will put a water bottle inside their parka so their body heat will keep it liquid for longer, but eventually the water will freeze. Yet another reason why it's important to summit and get back to camp as soon as possible. Then again, I'm only going off of people talking about their water freezing in the Everest books that I've read. Nobody ever talks about getting to the summit and back fully hydrated because it's not interesting. I'm guessing that most people try to drink as much water as possible while it's still liquid and then just go without until they get back down. Booger Presley, thanks for recommending Meru. It was excellent and available to watch instantly for free with Amazon Prime.
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cyberia posted:I've honestly never thought about it before but now I am curious if there's a way to keep water liquid at high altitudes. Your choices are keeping it hot or under high pressure, and high pressure is pretty impractical. I would assume that climbers heat their water over the stove before leaving camp and use a insulated/vacuum flask to keep it above freezing while they're hiking.
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Yeah I get the impression a lot of your time on the mountain is spent melting snow to make tea.
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Rondette posted:Yeah I get the impression a lot of your time on the mountain is spent melting snow to make tea. Poop snow.
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Rondette posted:Yeah I get the impression a lot of your sherpa's time on the mountain is spent melting snow to make tea for you.
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