Tragic death doing what he loved or what?

[ratherbebig]

Hmm, I think one can judge the potential deadliness of a behavior. I mean, clearly, engaging in danger endeavors (rock climbing, mountain climbing, race car driving) is going to garner more criticism than other endeavors. I am not judging him as a person in the sense of saying he's stupid or dumb. However, I think his  behavior is well within the scope of being judged as dangerous.

i am

climbing mount everest is a clear sign of mental illness.

but apparantely people are no longer mentally ill, theyre just "fullfilling their dreams" "cant really judge them" etc etc

[ratherbebig]

maybe suicide by cop is just a dream too

"well he always wanted to go out with a bang"

"cant really judge him!"

"at least he died happy!"

"at least he fulfilled his dream, not just sitting home watch television!"

"he was quite the go getter!"

[The True Adonis]

Oh, well — he wasn't going
to write Beethoven's Ninth Symphony anyway.

[AbrahamG]

Oh, well — he wasn't going
to write Beethoven's Ninth Symphony anyway.

This.  I love how people that die stupidly are lionized when they are gone.  I'll be a thousand bucks he wasn't feeling gratified while he was dying.  It was probably more like "what the fuck did I just do.  God, I'm such a fucking idiot".

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Why is it that only white people are in to doing this shit? Has there ever been a black guy die climbing Everest?

Theres only one black person who has..  in 2006...she almost died too.  She was biracial so technically it does not really count.  We'll climb a tree but not mountains

[The True Adonis]

This.  I love how people that die stupidly are lionized when they are gone.  I'll be a thousand bucks he wasn't feeling gratified while he was dying.  It was probably more like "what the fuck did I just do.  God, I'm such a fucking idiot".

I bet his last thought was Jay Cutler should have won the 2001 Olympia instead of Ronnie.  I wish Elon Musk would try to summit Everest.

[Sissysquats]

Why is it that only white people are in to doing this shit? Has there ever been a black guy die climbing Everest?

Plenty of different races have died on that and other mountains. I will give you that Caucasian’s make up the bulk of the dead though. Maybe most black folk look at that endeavor and think.....”homey don’t play that”

[AbrahamG]

I bet his last thought was Jay Cutler should have won the 2001 Olympia instead of Ronnie.  I wish Elon Musk would try to summit Everest.

[IRON CROSS]

This.  I love how people that die stupidly are lionized when they are gone.  I'll be a thousand bucks he wasn't feeling gratified while he was dying.  It was probably more like "what the fuck did I just do.  God, I'm such a fucking idiot".

islam is the best example how to die stupidly & get lionized by idiots

(no need to mention about reward of 72 virgins for stupid dead  )

[AbrahamG]

islam is the best example how to die stupidly & get lionized by idiots

(no need to mention about reward of 72 virgins for stupid dead  )

[The True Adonis]

I wish Elon Musk would join Islam.

[mac33]

I wish Elon Musk would join Islam.

Why?

[The True Adonis]

Why?

I think he would be good at it.

[stuntmovie]

I read a lot regarding EVEREST and have seen lots of photos, and this is the best shot I've ever seen of the Hillery Stepps .... the last few difficult steps to the top.

They claim that it's difficult due to the long wait (in this case about 3 hour) caused by too many climbers allowed to get to the top ....  which is a big comtroversy right now.

Interesting that Donald Lynn Cash is still up there!

Any word on any attempt to bring him down?

[stuntmovie]

I believe that there are over 200 dead bodies still on Everest with little attempt to bring them down due to the hazards of doing so.

Here is an interesting photo of a climber who just gave up and sat back against a snow-pack which melted away which made him appear to be attemting to sit back up.

He's still there so you'll pass him by  and pay your respects on your forthcoming climb.

At pesent there are efforts underway to remove the tons of trash left up there, but the removal of the dead bodies is somewhat complicated due to the danger involved and various religious beliefs.

It gets complicated.

[Henda]

I believe that there are over 200 dead bodies still on Everest with little attempt to bring them down due to the hazards of doing so.

Here s an interesting photo of a climber who just gave up and sat back against a snow-pack which melted away which made him appear o br attemting to sit up.

He's still there so you'll pass him by  and pay you respects on your forthcoming climb.

Can’t the just shove them off the end? They are bound to roll/land at least somewhere near the bottom and make retrieving them easier

[IroNat]

Why is it that only white people are in to doing this shit? Has there ever been a black guy die climbing Everest?

Black folk have big penises and don't need to prove their masculinity by climbing giant phallic symbols.

[ratherbebig]

mental illness on a scale never heard of before.

waiting for hours to climb an 'unclimbable' mountain, littering mother nature, only to end up dying while trying.

[stuntmovie]

So you won't be going, RATHER!?

Are there any GetBiggers here who would make the attempt if someone offered to pay your complete expenses?

[ratherbebig]

i wonder how many who are going are HOPING that they dont make it back alive.

maybe mount everest these days is nothing but an expensive road to suicide !

[IRON CROSS]

So you won't be going, RATHER!?

Are there any GetBiggers here who would make the attempt if someone offered to pay your complete expenses?

Bedouins like him prefer deserts of Sinai 

[Irongrip400]

So you won't be going, RATHER!?

Are there any GetBiggers here who would make the attempt if someone offered to pay your complete expenses?

I may end up doing it in a few years once I hit my midlife crisis. Been wondering about it for years since I watched a series on discovery about it. I hope there’s good service up there so I can post updates to Getbig.

[ratherbebig]

people who take bodybuilding seriously have a hard time climbing a set of stairs after leg day

[The True Adonis]

I bet its a lot easier than you think to "climb" Everest.  Nobody is climbing anything.  They are just walking in the snow.  The idiots that die just don't have enough warm clothes because of poor planning.  Why not just walk up the mountain in a pressurized NASA suit that is climate controlled?  These morons just want to make it difficult on purpose.

I wish President Trump would order an airstrike on Mt. Everest tomorrow.

[AbrahamG]

I bet its a lot easier than you think to "climb" Everest.  Nobody is climbing anything.  They are just walking in the snow.  The idiots that die just don't have enough warm clothes because of poor planning.  Why not just walk up the mountain in a pressurized NASA suit that is climate controlled?  These morons just want to make it difficult on purpose.

I wish President Trump would order an airstrike on Mt. Everest tomorrow.

LMFAO.  Having a bad day?