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drowningidiot
Sep 27, 2014
Do I have to make an account for snapchat or can I just download it and start watching?

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revmoo
May 25, 2006

#basta

drowningidiot posted:

Do I have to make an account for snapchat or can I just download it and start watching?

You need to send at least one dick pic to get verified first

drowningidiot
Sep 27, 2014

revmoo posted:

You need to send at least one dick pic to get verified first

holy loving poo poo this thing is garbage how is it so popular?

Renegret
May 26, 2007

THANK YOU FOR CALLING HELP DOG, INC.

YOUR POSITION IN THE QUEUE IS *pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt*


Cat Army Sworn Enemy

drowningidiot posted:

holy loving poo poo this thing is garbage how is it so popular?

revmoo posted:

dick pic

EngineerJoe
Aug 8, 2004
-=whore=-



Snapchat is kinda fun when you get the hang of it. With that said, the UI is pretty terrible and it's designed with a lot of non-obvious features.

Can we stop talking about how Snapchat is garbage and focus on Chomolungma?

Paramemetic
Sep 29, 2003

Area 51. You heard of it, right?





Fallen Rib

Hopper posted:

No sense blaming a team for her body failing. She was on a stupid crusade to prove something that isn't worth fighting over much less dying for and failed horribly. Now it turns out she was also a cheapskate or couldn't afford a proper team.

She was pretty much up there with all the other idiots who climb Everest for all the wrong reason.

She's a Shah-Klorfine for the post-apocalyptic season. We just need to find her dumb website.

ChrisHansen
Oct 28, 2014

Suck my damn balls.
Lipstick Apathy
What's up with the snapchat guys, did the one guy turn back?

new phone who dis
May 24, 2007

by VideoGames
Morbid Hound
Dying on Everest while trying to prove vegans aren't weak is a real David Carradine-level embarrassing death. At least he was probably getting his dick sucked while he suffocated.

EngineerJoe
Aug 8, 2004
-=whore=-



No idea... Do you head back to the 8300 camp once you summit? Or does 'going back' imply he had to give up?



Edit: Ok, so Adrian did turn around because of cold and he's on O2 now. Corey is still going at it:

quote:

AB elects to turn around due to cold. On O2 and warming up. CR continues wo O2 w other climbers, above clouds, feeling good

EngineerJoe fucked around with this message at 01:47 on May 24, 2016

Lord Zedd-Repulsa
Jul 21, 2007

Devour a good book.


The thread's favorite blogger explained why deaths happen on Everest and went on to talk about the various guide options there currently are since the guides are at least being hinted as at as the cause in that group that lost two people close to each other.

http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2016/05/23/everestlhotse-2016-people-die-everest/

PostNouveau
Sep 3, 2011

VY till I die
Grimey Drawer
Am I crazy, or does every mountain climbing-focused site look like it was designed in 1999?

Edit: "Today the typical expedition member’s age ranges from 13 to 80 but mostly consist of 94% men in their late 30’s to mid 40’s."

Ohhhh it's a midlife crisis. This makes a lot more sense.

PostNouveau fucked around with this message at 03:03 on May 24, 2016

Langolas
Feb 12, 2011

My mustache makes me sexy, not the hat

PostNouveau posted:

Am I crazy, or does every mountain climbing-focused site look like it was designed in 1999?

Edit: "Today the typical expedition member’s age ranges from 13 to 80 but mostly consist of 94% men in their late 30’s to mid 40’s."

Ohhhh it's a midlife crisis. This makes a lot more sense.

All the project sites for rock climbing are pretty much the same

For instance https://www.mountainproject.com/ has a dated UI

Bip Roberts
Mar 29, 2005
i :h: dead vegans

Frozen Pizza Party
Dec 13, 2005

Bip Roberts posted:

i :h: dead vegans

Woman Trying to Prove ‘Vegans Can Do Anything’ Dies of Altitude Sickness on Mount Everest

Best headline I've ever read.

monster on a stick
Apr 29, 2013

PostNouveau posted:

Edit: "Today the typical expedition member’s age ranges from 13 to 80 but mostly consist of 94% men in their late 30’s to mid 40’s."

Ohhhh it's a midlife crisis. This makes a lot more sense.

"Late '30s is middle aged" :baby:

Tochiazuma
Feb 16, 2007

SaNChEzZ posted:

Woman Trying to Prove ‘Vegans Can Do Anything’ Dies of Altitude Sickness on Mount Everest

Best headline I've ever read.

Her wonderful example will bring joy to the hearts of vegan children worldwide as they realize that they, too, can die a pointless death on an uncaring slab of rock, just like meat-eaters

gohuskies
Oct 23, 2010

I spend a lot of time making posts to justify why I'm not a self centered shithead that just wants to act like COVID isn't a thing.

EngineerJoe posted:

No idea... Do you head back to the 8300 camp once you summit? Or does 'going back' imply he had to give up?



Edit: Ok, so Adrian did turn around because of cold and he's on O2 now. Corey is still going at it:

The other guy Cory made it to the summit and is back safely at the high camp. https://twitter.com/alpenglowexp/status/734914367527911424 https://twitter.com/alpenglowexp/status/734954824333025280

goatsestretchgoals
Jun 4, 2011

#everestdickpics #microscope

goatsestretchgoals
Jun 4, 2011

Tochiazuma posted:

Her wonderful example will bring joy to the hearts of vegan children worldwide as they realize that they, too, can die a pointless death on an uncaring slab of rock, just like meat-eaters

you can die and be forgotten at sea level, just be poor first

dj_clawson
Jan 12, 2004

We are all sinners in the eyes of these popsicle sticks.

bitcoin bastard posted:

you can die and be forgotten at sea level, just be poor first

Man, I should run a tour escorting people from Everest base camp to the Dead Sea (the lowest point below sea level on earth). Checks up front, no refunds in the event of death before the start of trip.

Tafferling
Oct 22, 2008

DOOT DOOT
ALL ABOARD THE ISS POLOKONZERVA

monster on a stick posted:

"Late '30s is middle aged" :baby:

You might as well be dead

goatsestretchgoals
Jun 4, 2011

dj_clawson posted:

Man, I should run a tour escorting people from Everest base camp to the Dead Sea (the lowest point below sea level on earth). Checks up front, no refunds in the event of death before the start of trip.

same except their moms attic to her basement

Volcott
Mar 30, 2010

People paying American dollars to let other people know they didn't agree with someone's position on something is the lifeblood of these forums.

Tafferling posted:

You might as well be dead

Middle age is 70 now. - t. Boomer

simplefish
Mar 28, 2011

So long, and thanks for all the fish gallbladdΣrs!


monster on a stick posted:

"Late '30s is middle aged" :baby:

Die in your 80s, call mid life late 30s to mid 40s?

Sounds about right to me. Sorry you're old. Have you considered climbing Everest in a misguided statement of your youthful delusions?

dj_clawson
Jan 12, 2004

We are all sinners in the eyes of these popsicle sticks.
A lot of Indians die each year trekking, but they're kind of okay with it. They make a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, said to be the birthplace of Shiva. Due to its holiness, it' s never been ascended, and because the Indians who want to go are Hindu, not Tibetan Buddhist, the Chinese government does let them go. They don't actually climb anything, but they're helicoptered in and walk seven times around the base of the mountain, which is an extremely high altitude, and it's 32 miles to walk around it. There's supposed to be health checks, but there aren't, so a lot of people do it at the end of their life, when they're nowhere near healthy enough for it, and they either die there or shortly after returning, but it's not unexpected. They don't do it for the glory. It's a religious experience.

There was one year where like, a whole bunch of people died on the same trip because the tour operator skimped on oxygen and medics, and there was a lawsuit. I think it was 2012.

Zo
Feb 22, 2005

LIKE A FOX
Hmm who is weaker and likelier to die at high altitudes, ancient Hindus already three steps away from a natural death, or vegans.

tough call

Nice Tuckpointing!
Nov 3, 2005

PostNouveau posted:


Edit: "Today the typical expedition member’s age ranges from 13 to 80 but mostly consist of 94% men in their late 30’s to mid 40’s."

Ohhhh it's a midlife crisis. This makes a lot more sense.


That sweet spot of physical capability and income/savings to actually go there.

And being a dude.

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

monster on a stick posted:

"Late '30s is middle aged" :baby:

look at this old gently caress in denial about being old :corsair:

also lol at the vegan lady dying, how does this stack up to the canadian lady who trained by walking around?

unpacked robinhood
Feb 18, 2013

by Fluffdaddy
Poop tea gives you the strength of past and deceased climbers, is good for the immune system.

Poop Tea, I'm thawing it

Fumble
Sep 4, 2006

unpacked robinhood posted:

Poop tea gives you the strength of past and deceased climbers, is good for the immune system.

Poop Tea, I'm thawing it

Does it count as vegan?

EngineerJoe
Aug 8, 2004
-=whore=-



It's vegetarian but not vegan... God...

Shangri-Law School
Feb 19, 2013

Vegans have been known to eat human placenta, so maybe poo poo also qualifies.

Binary Badger
Oct 11, 2005

Trolling Link for a decade


Two U.S. soldiers, one an amputee, made it to the summit of Mt. Everest earlier today!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/24/health/usx-veteran-soldiers-summit-everest/index.html

CNN posted:

(CNN)Retired Staff Sgt. Chad Jukes, 2nd Lt. Harold Earls and Capt. Elyse Ping Medvigy reached the summit of Mount Everest on Tuesday.

Soldiers, wounded veteran start Everest climb to put spotlight on PTSD

Together, they climbed for nonprofit organization U.S. Expeditions and Explorations (USX) to shed light on the uphill battle that veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress and suicidal thoughts face each day. They were the first group of active-duty and combat-wounded service members to make the summit.

quote:

Before joining the Army, Jukes pursued rock climbing during high school. During his service, he was a lead gun truck commander on a supply convoy in northern Iraq when his vehicle was struck by an IED on December 17, 2006.

The blast shattered his heel bone and broke his femur. He contracted MRSA in the operating room and it destroyed the many bone fragments in his heel. But anyone who assumed that this would prevent the outdoor enthusiast from scaling a rock face again couldn't be more wrong.

Jukes chose to have his right leg amputated below his knee. A customized prosthesis that could be modified to suit his active interests of climbing and biking gave him hope.

Although he battled waves of PTSD after losing his leg, Jukes found solace and relief through being in nature. Rather than be deterred by his amputation, he started climbing even more, even taking up ice climbing.

Out-loving-standing! I couldn't make it up Everest even with an extra leg, this guy does it without one. Congrats to the first male and female members of service to make it up to Everest simultaneously!

Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 18:52 on May 24, 2016

Take the plunge! Okay!
Feb 24, 2007



Binary Badger posted:




Out-loving-standing! I couldn't make it up Everest with an extra leg

Your dick's not THAT large

Binary Badger
Oct 11, 2005

Trolling Link for a decade


That's two the blood god ain't getting.

ChrisHansen
Oct 28, 2014

Suck my damn balls.
Lipstick Apathy
I think the amputee was on the snapchat

Lolie
Jun 4, 2010

AUSGBS Thread Mum
But wait, there's more.

quote:

Two Indian climbers who had been missing on Mount Everest have been confirmed dead by Nepalese authorities.

'Their bodies were spotted by another team, at the Triangle, close to the summit,' Tourism Ministry official Gyanendra Shrestha told dpa on Tuesday.

'It's at such a great height that it would be impossible to try and carry the bodies down.'

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/asiapacific/2016/05/25/indian-climbers-found-dead-on-everest.html

ChrisHansen
Oct 28, 2014

Suck my damn balls.
Lipstick Apathy
Can we confirm official count is 6 lives taken for the mountain?

down n out
Sep 16, 2008

Nap Ghost

Permanent open casket on Everest is a sick way to go

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BunnySkull
Jan 28, 2005

TABLOID JUNKIE
UNIDENTIFIED SOURCES SAID IT SO IT MUST BE TRUE!

Skeesix posted:

In good non-death related news, the Sherpa woman who works as a housekeeper in CT has summited a 7th time.

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-connecticut-women-climbs-everest-20160520-story.html

Woo-hoo, so glad to see this woman dumped her insufferable abusive rear end in a top hat of a husband, George Dijmarescu, who literally beat her rear end at base camp in 2004. The guy pretty much married her simply as a PR operation for his scammy Everest climbing company and was considered the most intolerable rear end in a top hat of the base camp regulars - which is really saying something. (If you remember the book High Crimes this incidenct was detailed and you can read the authors original article about it below)

http://www.mounteverest.net/story/stories/ConnecticutEverestGeorgehookablowwithhisrighthandintothesideofhiswifesheadNov152004.shtml

BunnySkull fucked around with this message at 03:14 on May 25, 2016

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