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Elijya posted:Many of the dead on Everest died climbing the glacier, falling between the cracks. Their bodies get ground up by the glacial shifts, repeatedly smashed and pulverized, and then eventually spat out. So, unfortunately, not entombed pristinely forever on the mountain side. There are plenty of photographs of bodies on Everest, most huddling in the same position as when they took their last breath. They even become morbid landmarks, such is their permenancy, like ol' Green Boots. They sit there forever frozen, dead bodies right there beside the loving hiking trail because it would require an entire expedition with the sole purpose of just retrieving the body to move it further than a few yards. I followed that Everest...est...est thread and watched tons of the documentaries, films, etc, none of which mentioned any pulverized corpses as far as I can remember  the worst are the close ups of black frostbitten faces with an open mouth silently screaming forever  Contentwise, I just finished watching The Holy Crusades, which is presented by Terry Jones. Can anyone recommend something in a similar lighthearted tone, but more modern? Any subject is fine. Give me All The Knowledge in an easy to consume format Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXed3tvR_-g
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Elijya posted:Oh, I never said nobody never died on the mountain itself, just what fate awaited those who died on the glacier. I've been meaning to check Terry's other ones out for a while, wish I could find the time, so thanks for the reminder! I didn't mean modern history, but more recent productions. Think, sarcastic David Attenborough made in the last ~5 years  . I kind of want to ask you what docos covered these gruesome glacial deaths...but am totally sure that I will regret it.
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