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interesting but spooky...
The body of David Sharp still sits in a cave at the top of Mount Everest. David attempted the climb in 2005 and near the top, stopped in this cave to rest. His body eventually froze in place rendering him unable to move. Over 30 climbers passed by him as he sat freezing to death. Some heard faint moans and realized he was still alive. They stopped and spoke with him. He was able to identify himself but was unable to move. Brave climbers moved him into the Sun in an attempt to thaw him but eventually, realizing David would be unable to move, were forced to leave him to die. His body still sits in the cave and is used as a guide point for other climbers nearing the summit.
Read the rest here
http://www.altereddimensions.net/places/dead-bodies-mount-everest.aspx
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be worth a trip just to see all the stiffs
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I'm pretty sure climber pass quite a few bodies on their way to the summit.
On a side note, I would like to see a sherpa given a physical. Checking lung capacity etc. those fuckers are nuts. "lets help these white people up and down everest a few hundrep times, oxygen? nope."
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I'm pretty sure climber pass quite a few bodies on their way to the summit.
On a side note, I would like to see a sherpa given a physical. Checking lung capacity etc. those fuckers are nuts. "lets help these white people up and down everest a few hundrep times, oxygen? nope."
read the article, they use some of them as landmarks :)
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be worth a trip just to see all the stiffs
the "trip" also costs 50.000$ +
How bad do you want to see some frozen stiffs baby
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read the article, they use some of them as landmarks :)
read the article?
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the "trip" also costs 50.000$ +
How bad do you want to see some frozen stiffs baby
worth every penny for a once in a lifetime experience..
i wonder which takes more mental fortitude... climbing everest or walking to the pole !
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I bet the dead guy would say that there is no other place he would rather die.
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i wonder how long it takes a person to freeze to death like that.
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You must be really nuts to go snowboarding at such altitudes! ;D
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worth every penny for a once in a lifetime experience..
i wonder which takes more mental fortitude... climbing everest or walking to the pole !
I've heard you make daily trips to the man pole.
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worth every penny for a once in a lifetime experience..
i wonder which takes more mental fortitude... climbing everest or walking to the pole !
everest is probably way tougher. Combined with a lot of factors playing a role if you can reach the top or not. A lot of which you can't control. Imagine reaching the last camp and not being able to continue because of the fucking weather. Or you're about to reach and you're told to head down because a storm is coming on. Would drive me insane (not that I would make it anything close to even half way lol) If the spotter tells you that you have to turn around you have to do it Right away.
There used to be a good series about everest on discovery. Lots of hurt feelings ;D
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Global warming will make that place look like a manky freezer defrosting
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That 'because it's there' Mallory guy is still up there, and he died in (I think) the '20's. :-\
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worth every penny for a once in a lifetime experience..
i wonder which takes more mental fortitude... climbing everest or walking to the pole !
I know a guy in my gym who reached the summit from the south side four years ago. Has run into bad luck (logjam of climbers waiting for ropes to be set by the Chinese, permit issues, a well-meaning Sherpa that went semi-rogue, and mostly weather) every year since then as he's tried to reach from the north. But yeah, from talking to him it's clear that the mental aspect is critical, but it's all about having a good head on your shoulders and a second, objective opinion. When things go bad, in terms of avalanches / death, impending storms near the summit etc you have to say fuck it, I want to live, and turn back. It's usually the people that push on too late in the day that bite it, often just as they start their descent.
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Thats what happens when you forget to pin legit kingtropina
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how many days does it take to climb to the top and back down?
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i wonder which takes more mental fortitude... climbing everest or walking to the pole !
dancing the pole for sure....
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how many days does it take to climb to the top and back down?
Total time on the mountain is usually 20-30 days. Can vary greatly due to weather.
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Everest is an easy mountain to climb in the scheme of things, even the blind and handicapped have climbed it. K2 is known as the toughest mountain to climb in the world, only the truly advanced climb it and its seen as the Olympic gold in the mountaineering world.But its going to cost you 50,000 to 100,000 to climb them.
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sounds like we need to declare a war on dangerous mountains, and drop enough JDAMs on the thing to turn it into one big safe crater.
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My favorite Everest website. Everything Mt. Everest. Totally safe link.
http://www.everestnews.com/ (http://www.everestnews.com/)
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I know a guy in my gym who reached the summit from the south side four years ago. Has run into bad luck (logjam of climbers waiting for ropes to be set by the Chinese, permit issues, a well-meaning Sherpa that went semi-rogue, and mostly weather) every year since then as he's tried to reach from the north. But yeah, from talking to him it's clear that the mental aspect is critical, but it's all about having a good head on your shoulders and a second, objective opinion. When things go bad, in terms of avalanches / death, impending storms near the summit etc you have to say fuck it, I want to live, and turn back. It's usually the people that push on too late in the day that bite it, often just as they start their descent.
i envy him, i think, lol.
must feel like quite an achievement to get to the top.
everest is probably way tougher. Combined with a lot of factors playing a role if you can reach the top or not. A lot of which you can't control. Imagine reaching the last camp and not being able to continue because of the fucking weather. Or you're about to reach and you're told to head down because a storm is coming on. Would drive me insane (not that I would make it anything close to even half way lol) If the spotter tells you that you have to turn around you have to do it Right away.
There used to be a good series about everest on discovery. Lots of hurt feelings ;D
you're likely right. though strangely, i imagine walking to the pole, even within a team, to be a very lonely affair. locked in your own thoughts as you battle against the extreme e,lements. the constant cold along with thephysical and mental fatigue must be unbearable at times.
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sounds like we need to declare a war on dangerous mountains, and drop enough JDAMs on the thing to turn it into one big safe crater.
I was thinking exactly this but was afraid to post because of possibility of being attacked by greenpeace hippies again ;D ;D
This mountain used to be too high. It is high no more. HAHAHAHA
(http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/03/screen_shot_2011-03-22_at_10.23.45_am.png)
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The Japanese suicide forest is also interesting -
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worth every penny for a once in a lifetime experience..
i wonder which takes more mental fortitude... climbing everest or walking to the pole !
Walking to the pole seems as though it would be incredibly boring. Everest would be cool, about 30 years ago.
It has become so freaking crowded that any swinging dick, or jane, with 50k can sign up with a guiding company and give it a go. Like it has been mentioned earlier, it gets incredibly crowded at key spots so even if all the planets align on your climb you can still fail due to too many fools with money and little to no experience. "Into thin air" and other books written by the participants in that tragedy give a good perspective into the issues
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Has anyone ever made it to the top only to freeze to death on the way down? And has anyone ever committed suicide at the top of the mountain?
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Has anyone ever made it to the top only to freeze to death on the way down? And has anyone ever committed suicide at the top of the mountain?
Most people that die, die on the descent. They spend all their reserves making the summit and falter on the way down.
Suicide? Highly unlikely.
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Has anyone ever made it to the top only to freeze to death on the way down? And has anyone ever committed suicide at the top of the mountain?
Plenty in fact most die on decent, they run out to steam and oxygen.
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Has anyone ever made it to the top only to freeze to death on the way down? And has anyone ever committed suicide at the top of the mountain?
Many people have died on the way down - it's just as dangerous. Avalanches are the main thing. I was reading Bear Grylls autobiography not too long ago and I think he says something abuot when he climbed Everest and on the way down people who had gone before him perished in an avalanche. Running out of oxygen is another one.
I think Bear Grylls was only 23 years old when he did it as well - reading about it made me realise how tough it was - there's only a small window of opportunity to get to the top, usually in May every year - any other time is too difficult.
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Read the John Krakauer book "Into Thin Air" years ago - interesting story, didn't try to place blame, he just recounted the events that caused the tragedy in 1995.
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Sometimes, you get the elevator... Sometimes, you get the sherpa.
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Read the John Krakauer book "Into Thin Air" years ago - interesting story, didn't try to place blame, he just recounted the events that caused the tragedy in 1995.
x2 - been meaning to read this.
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It is called the death zone. Every few years they go up there to bring down the bodies.
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x2 - been meaning to read this.
Great read. You'll like it.
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x2 - been meaning to read this.
I also read the "rebuttal" book written by the Russian guy that was part of the team - he passed away a few years later on another climb. It's a good read too.
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I also read the "rebuttal" book written by the Russian guy that was part of the team - he passed away a few years later on another climb. It's a good read too.
This guy: Anatoli Boukreev. Dude was a stud but it's generally agreed that he fucked up that day on Everest.
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This guy: Anatoli Boukreev. Dude was a stud but it's generally agreed that he fucked up that day on Everest.
Yeah....Krakauer didn't really blame him, just laid out the facts, which were a bit damning.
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Walking to the pole seems as though it would be incredibly boring. Everest would be cool, about 30 years ago.
It has become so freaking crowded that any swinging dick, or jane, with 50k can sign up with a guiding company and give it a go. Like it has been mentioned earlier, it gets incredibly crowded at key spots so even if all the planets align on your climb you can still fail due to too many fools with money and little to no experience. "Into thin air" and other books written by the participants in that tragedy give a good perspective into the issues
i understand that it's a bit of a tip in certain spots.. they had a special expedition just to pick up some of the tons of rubbish left strewn about the place..
yeah, it's an odd one everest! bound to be popular just because of its status which likely goes against what most people would imagine to be a beautiful, desolate and tranquil place
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interesting read, thanks.
interesting but spooky...
The body of David Sharp still sits in a cave at the top of Mount Everest. David attempted the climb in 2005 and near the top, stopped in this cave to rest. His body eventually froze in place rendering him unable to move. Over 30 climbers passed by him as he sat freezing to death. Some heard faint moans and realized he was still alive. They stopped and spoke with him. He was able to identify himself but was unable to move. Brave climbers moved him into the Sun in an attempt to thaw him but eventually, realizing David would be unable to move, were forced to leave him to die. His body still sits in the cave and is used as a guide point for other climbers nearing the summit.
Read the rest here
http://www.altereddimensions.net/places/dead-bodies-mount-everest.aspx
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(http://www.urbanette.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dead-body-on-mt-everest-467x300.jpg)
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Read the John Krakauer book "Into Thin Air" years ago - interesting story, didn't try to place blame, he just recounted the events that caused the tragedy in 1995.
Is that the one about the guy who cut his buddy's strap thinking he was dead when it turned out he was still alive?
I think I saw a documentary about that.
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Is that the one about the guy who cut his buddy's strap thinking he was dead when it turned out he was still alive?
I think I saw a documentary about that.
No, that's 'touching the void'...
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x2 - been meaning to read this.
a couple of quid on play, mate! just ordered a copy me sen!!
edit: forgot to post link
http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/319104/Into-Thin-Air/Product.html?searchstring=Into+Thin+Air&searchsource=0&searchtype=bookall&urlrefer=search&strefer=bookall&searchfilters=s{Into+Thin+Air}%2bc{91}%2b&ob=Price&fb=2
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Yeah....Krakauer didn't really blame him, just laid out the facts, which were a bit damning.
there was a woman involved. there always is.
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I thought about maybe trying this Moutain Hike , but im cool on their bullshit $70,000 dollar tax to climb it bullshit, ill just get me a new a new TreadMill with Google Road maps download the Mount Everest Map on it and off ill go
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Is that the one about the guy who cut his buddy's strap thinking he was dead when it turned out he was still alive?
I think I saw a documentary about that.
Nose, I mean, no. what you're talking about happened in s. america i think - into the void.
or "touching the void" as previously pointed out.