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Happy Hedonist posted:The 2013 version of this thread is responsible for my love of climbing. Because of it I ended up reading a bunch of Ed Viesturs' books, visiting my local climbing gym, and transforming from a fat gently caress into someone who can lead climb 5.11+ routes. I'm taking my first to Utah this year to climb some red rock. However, I hate cold, so you'll never see me on an actual mountain. One day you will gently caress up your protection or thread a rope from the wrong side and your last thought will probably be that Something Awful killed you. RIP buddy.
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The Zombie Guy posted:How long would I have to go to school to become an ice doctor? Read this in Seinfeld voice.
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Absolute proclick. The bit in which Herzog confronts him about his brother's death and doesn't relent until Messner is reduced to sobs is my favorite piece of cinema ever.
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Mega64 posted:Article says his home is either a tv or burning buildings. Every time he says something on the show, a brief CG X-ray montage of his bones and plates and screws is played. That's all you need to know. And he's Cher's boyfriend.
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Mar 18, 2016 22:03
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Moro thought it would be appropriate to greet the Sherpas with words that mean pretty much "I hosed your mother". They kind of disagreed, due to their cultural upbringing, and that was when the violence started. I am surprised he got out of it alive.
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RKRGoat posted:Sherpa down it looks like You mean the one that fell off Lhotse? The Hillary step is pretty nasty this year, lots of snow and a big corniche on top, we'll see how that affects the traffic.
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May 19, 2016 22:11
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Rojkir posted:Dutch mountaineer Eric Arnold has died after summiting. http://nos.nl/artikel/2106318-eric-arnold-overlijdt-op-de-flanken-van-de-mount-everest-na-bereiken-top.html If you don't die at first, just keep trying. Very inspirational!
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May 21, 2016 11:26
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Rojkir posted:Translation mine: If salt and pepper=adequate metaphor for spicing up your life, you might be Dutch. Alas, I've had their food.
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May 21, 2016 12:10
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Binary Badger posted:
Your dick's not THAT large
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May 24, 2016 18:45
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Sand Monster posted:Except Tenzing Norgay. He wasn't Sherpa by ethnicity.
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May 25, 2016 19:52
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The recent movie Everest did more justice to Anatoli. He's just a minor character, but shown as a very competent guide saving people from the storm.
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May 29, 2016 23:19
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etalian posted:Yeah the book also overlooked how they did have accurate weather forecasts but instead decided to proceed at risk. They were aware of the approaching weather system, but expected it later in the afternoon. However, the climbers exceeded their return times and ran into trouble when the storm landed as expected. Most of the early returners got back safe. Mostly, the information that the monsoon was coming early that year plus the heavy traffic on the Step contributed to what happened later.
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May 29, 2016 23:27
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drat those Italians, they seem almost... Machiavellian 
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Supradog posted:Isn't K2 pretty drat remote? As in 50mile hike along glacier valleys before you even get near it remote? + far from any settlement so quickish help and or anything else is not available. I read a ton of books recommended in these threads, and if I'm not misremembering something, you need to hike for days from the nearest settlement until you get your first glimpse of K2.
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Jun 16, 2016 08:50
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canyoneer posted:Die Nordvand is good too. German drama of old timey climbers doing a first ascent of the north face of the Eiger. English title is The North Face. That film has superb cinematography and believable climbing. Another good tip is the old thriller Eiger Sanction.
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Cojawfee posted:"We're at 28,000 feet, maybe you should put your gloves back on." Was it that show or one of the K2 books when a dude has to take a summit photo without the mask because his dentist needs one with his teeth visible?
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