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Leperflesh posted:normal ordinary hikers not doing alpine hiking cut handles off toothbrushes to save a few grams of weight, that's totally just a hiking-optimization thing. cosplaying as A Pro Thing-Doer is major among people who Do Thing as a hobby; it doesn't mean there isn't a reason the pros do it
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https://twitter.com/EW/status/1133497352885604353 A celebrity who gets it.
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Gobbeldygook posted:https://twitter.com/EW/status/1133497352885604353 She's apparently also hiked Kilimanjaro so she's definitely far more prepared and sensible about Everest than most of the idiots trying for the summit.
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Exactly how hard is the trek to base camp? Are there any risks? Because that sounds pretty loving awesome to do, honestly.
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AWarmBody posted:Exactly how hard is the trek to base camp? Are there any risks? Because that sounds pretty loving awesome to do, honestly. https://www.rei.com/adventures/trips/asia/mount-everest-base-camp-trek.html This trip is rated Strenuous [5]. Participants should be strong, experienced hikers in good physical condition, comfortable hiking 5-6 hours daily over uneven, rocky and frequently steep terrain. Trip members should have prior experience camping and sleeping in a tent for multiple nights. No technical climbing or other special abilities are required.
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AWarmBody posted:Exactly how hard is the trek to base camp? Are there any risks? I'm pretty sure there is a risk of getting altitude sickness, if you're unlucky and have below average genes for that or something. Also in 2015 an avalanche killed at least 19 people there. I think there are other places in the world that are at the same altitude but road-accessible, I always figured if I was going to go to base camp I'd like to visit somewhere else of the same altitude first, so if I'm prone to altitude sickness I can get driven back down in a hurry.
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Whenever i get too high up in altitude i need to have a beer to soothe the old nerves
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Buttcoin purse posted:I think there are other places in the world that are at the same altitude but road-accessible, I always figured if I was going to go to base camp I'd like to visit somewhere else of the same altitude first, so if I'm prone to altitude sickness I can get driven back down in a hurry. I checked base camp's altitude, and it looks like it is 17,600' above sea level. The highest I have ever been is Mt Elbert at 14,440'. I took 3 days to get used to Colorado's altitude before doing that hike. Just a quick google says Everest Base camp is a 10 day hike in from the airport. So... uh... it's still pretty impressive in and of itself.
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drgitlin posted:Honestly the reason people buy titanium spoons is because the SR-71 was made from titanium and so therefore it's a cool spoon. Brain: titanium spoon Bigger brain: plastic spoon Galaxy brain: sticks found on the trail
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Sticks you find on the trail but then break in half to save weight.
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Cojawfee posted:Sticks you find on the trail but then break in half to save weight. Your hands, but with the fingers cut off
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Val Helmethead posted:Your hands, but with the fingers cut off I like this. More Everest climbers should take tips from Canadian refugees.
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Buttcoin purse posted:I think there are other places in the world that are at the same altitude but road-accessible, I always figured if I was going to go to base camp I'd like to visit somewhere else of the same altitude first, so if I'm prone to altitude sickness I can get driven back down in a hurry. I spent a week or so in Cuzco, Peru. I would tire easily and couldn't draw a deep, satisfying breath. Everest base camp is 2000m higher. No trekking there for me 
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Eight missing on Nanda Devi after an avalanche. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/01/three-britons-among-group-missing-after-himalayan-avalanche
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The Guardian has an in depth article about Everest's death toll this year.
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Cojawfee posted:
This is essentially what I do for fun here, just tale a week off work and go march through the mountains with my life on my back, but there's a 10,000' altitude difference. I'm used to doing this at 7000-8000'. I'd love to do the trek someday, but I'd definitely take it easy due to the altitude and make sure I acclimatize well leading up to it. I would never do Everest even though I've taken a mountaineering course and enjoy acheiving summits. I may hate myself, but not that much.
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After doing the Annapurna Circuit I fell in love with the Himalayas and now am planning to go back in the next year or two to do the Three Passes trek. It's basically an Everest Base Camp trek except where the regular one is a there and back trek, the three passes is a loop that goes over three high passes (duh) and meets EBC in the middle. It looks absolutely stunning and I just cannot stop thinking about it. On the AC I didn't find the altitude too bad. It definitely gets noticeable when you're up over 5000m but we had been on the trail for about 10 days by that point so had acclimatised pretty well. It's very weird though, when you're that high up, every step tires you out and within like 10 paces you feel like you've just run 5 miles. Take 30 seconds to catch your breath though and you're absolutely fine again, like nothing's happened. Anyone who is not completely out of shape and doesn't have any lingering health issues can absolutely do the EBC trek though. 5-6 hours hiking every day isn't bad at all and while you're tired each evening, it's not that strenuous.
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I crouch on a ledge, eating my trail mix and staring at the tourists walking by. They don't know what I've been through. I had to abandon my baby carriage yesterday, about five miles in. I'm running out of water, and as I look down at my body, covered in bruises and scrapes, I wonder what I'm even doing to myself? Staggering towards the family hanging out near the rest area and ignoring the look of horror on their faces, I get them to call me an Uber home
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The hike to base camp is more about altitude acclimatization than anything else. You don't cover many miles per day, you generally sleep in tea houses/actual structures, and gain ~1-2k ft. Sleep. Repeat.
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ante posted:I crouch on a ledge, eating my trail mix and staring at the tourists walking by. They don't know what I've been through. I had to abandon my baby carriage yesterday, about five miles in. I'm running out of water, and as I look down at my body, covered in bruises and scrapes, I wonder what I'm even doing to myself? I really could go for a handful of GORP right now
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ante posted:I crouch on a ledge, eating my trail mix and staring at the tourists walking by. They don't know what I've been through. I had to abandon my baby carriage yesterday, about five miles in. I'm running out of water, and as I look down at my body, covered in bruises and scrapes, I wonder what I'm even doing to myself? I miss that guy. I was torn between telling him not to be an idiot and watching him livestream his slow death by dehydration on an access road three miles outside of town.
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Not sure of the reference. Was that the goon who was going to hike cross-country while being hilariously unprepared and who ultimately didn't make it out of his own city?
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Yes. To “raise awareness” of “mental health issues.”
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High Lord Elbow posted:Yes. To “raise awareness” of “mental health issues.” You can't say it didn't work.
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That reminded me, I drew a picture of that guy. God that was an amazing thread.
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What was he dragging stuff around in? I thought it was a grocery cart or something absolutely stupid like that.
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a mysterious cloak posted:What was he dragging stuff around in? I thought it was a grocery cart or something absolutely stupid like that. I want to say it was a jogging stroller but I might be remembering incorrectly
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A three-wheeled push-cart from Wal*Mart. He was from socal, but took a bus up to the bay area to start his trip from some coastal state park or another. I wanna say marin headlands maybe? Anyway his cart, as predicted, fell apart after two miles on state park trails, and he abandoned it, so his trip began with littering. Then, he ran out of energy and felt sick, possibly because he was an extremely picky eater and was trying to survive on nothing but raisins. He hung out at a ranger station for like a day and then called his mom. His plan had been to hike alone across the desert southwest during summer, pushing a $20 walmart cart full of like $100 of walmart gear, with zero hiking experience, a person who only eats like hamburgers, pizza, and raisins, and this was going to cure his depression. It was sad in a way, because of his mental illness, but he was also doing classic goon-in-a-well poo poo, aggressively rejecting advice etc and refused to listen to the litany of people telling him that he needed therapy.
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shame on an IGA posted:I really could go for a handful of GORP right now Every time I have a minor injury, I always confuse RICE and GORP, so when a sprain or whatever happens I always remember to GORP: Good Old RICE and Peanuts
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Here's the thread for anyone who wants a refresher.
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"Raising Awareness" is one of the most annoying catch terms to come about. The gently caress does that even mean? How do you measure the results of it? How does a guy walking across the country by himself do that?
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It doesn't mean or accomplish anything. Just like "climbing Mount Everest to raise awareness of anal fissures" or "selling overpriced pink garbage to raise awareness of breast cancer" it's not actually about anal fissures or breast cancer, it's about coming up with a justification for doing the thing you already want to do so that you are a Morally Good person for doing it and nobody is allowed to criticize you.
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Rondette posted:That reminded me, I drew a picture of that guy. God that was an amazing thread. btw I forgot to say, that's a beautiful picture 
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Destro posted:"Raising Awareness" is one of the most annoying catch terms to come about. The gently caress does that even mean? How do you measure the results of it? How does a guy walking across the country by himself do that? again, did it not work? as far as dumb but awesome deaths go, snowboard frenchie off the peak of everest is the way to go
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Meanwhile, on Piestewa Peak https://twitter.com/FOX10Phoenix/status/1135985034857345024
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Alan Smithee posted:again, did it not work? It made me aware that he was an idiot and I never would have seen the cool drawing otherwise.
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Destro posted:"Raising Awareness" is one of the most annoying catch terms to come about. The gently caress does that even mean? How do you measure the results of it? How does a guy walking across the country by himself do that? it comes from the campaigns to get women doing self-exams and mammograms to increase early detection of breast cancer. and it was wildly successful, because awarness of the issue was what was missing, because our culture dgaf about womens' health then marketing departments saw how successful that campaign was and coopted the language so they could hitch their brands to charitable causes because 
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Haifisch posted:Here's the thread for anyone who wants a refresher. That was quite the wild ride, and I thank you for brightening my day.
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