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Picnic Princess posted:If they can put signs on trails here telling people they might have to use their hands AND feet to go up a mountain the least they can do is stick a sign on Everest at 26,000' saying "Welcome to the DEATH ZONE" "Highway to the Death Zone!" It's probably an 80s movie.
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I can't help but wonder what would happen if they put a unique Pokemon on the summit. Would woefully under prepared nerds try to climb just to get it? Or would "typical" climbers just use it as another form of bragging? ("First X who captured Ever-Chu on the world's highest mountain!" And can now no longer play the game because they lost all fingers to frostbite.) Probably bad timing since its too late for typical climbing season, but I could see people getting caught up in the hysteria. I am sure by next year, no one will care.
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Jul 13, 2016 16:02
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gannyGrabber posted:Tag it up there late august and watch nerd corpses pile up during the winter season... If enough nerd corpses pile up, one will reach the summit! Like in a zombie apocalypse.
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Jul 13, 2016 16:30
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Jez Plama posted:I've been reading through this thread over the past few days, got a few tips for films to watch from it, so far i've watched Sherpa, K2 - Siren, The Summit & Meru and I'm developing a bit of a fascination with this sort of thing (watching it, not doing it). I'm gonna watch Touching the Void tonight, I did see this one years ago but I can't remember most of it and I'm itching for more, these films are so much more loving terrifying than anything I think I've ever watched... just.. jesus. Can anyone recommend any other good ones I should watch? "The Summit" about the 2008 disaster on K2 was really good. It is a mix of inenactments and live footage. Helps you understand what the mountain looks like above the Death Zone. Edit: oh was The Summit & Meru part of the same title or different? I assumed the same title and not the film I was talking about. Yeah. Two different films, the & confused me. My mistake. Gripen5 fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Jul 16, 2016 |
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Jul 16, 2016 01:51
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Any planned winter accents on either Everest or one of the other 8k peaks? Think two of them still haven't been ascended in winter.
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Sep 22, 2016 15:58
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Maybe he pulled a Beck Weathers and wasnt actually dead to begin with. Just gathering his strength.
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Feb 10, 2017 02:14
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Both of those pictures just make it look like it's covered in more snow than usual. All the big rocks look like they are in about the same place. But I suppose it's easier to judge in person. At least one team made it past the Step, right?
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May 21, 2017 20:31
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Now Nepal is disputing that four people died in a tent. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/24/529855463/everest-death-toll-rises-to-10-this-season-after-4-more-climbers-found-dead
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