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Miles 02-11-2011 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Seahawk (Post 7423688)
Have you read boukreev "the Climb"? It's the 96 debacle from anotoli's viewpoint. Pretty interesting. " No shortcuts to the top" by viesturs is also pretty fascinating, that dude came close to dying several times.
Thanks. I have been meaning to read The Climb for a while but kind of forgot about it. Will also pick up the Ed Viesturs book. I have also been meaning to read more about K2 which seems much more technical than Everest and I recall something similar to the Everest debacle happening in the 80's.

Hog's Gone Fishin 02-11-2011 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Donger (Post 7422236)
I've read that it's actually quite a decent way to go.

Yep. 8 out of 10 surveyed gave it a thumbs up. :thumb:

Joe Seahawk 02-11-2011 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Miles (Post 7423692)
Thanks. I have been meaning to read The Climb for a while but kind of forgot about it. Will also pick up the Ed Viesturs book. I have also been meaning to read more about K2 which seems much more technical than Everest and I recall something similar to the Everest debacle happening in the 80's.
This is a pretty interesting interview with Ed and K2. He says he got away with a really dumb decision. The reason he's still alive is because he rarely did stuff like this.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/the...-mistakes.aspx

Groves 02-11-2011 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 7423585)
Or maybe when morons stop going up there, we'll see less people dying leaving humans to die while they climb the summit to stroke their own ego up there.
Fixed.

ChiTown 02-11-2011 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 7422704)
Krakauer 'Into Thin Air' 1997 harrowing shit. So visceral that the actual images pale in comparison.
I read that years ago. Really a fantastic read.

Pants 02-11-2011 09:41 AM
Dang, did you guys read about the Irukandji Syndrome? Sounds like probably the worst thing a human being can experience. /shudder

Brock 02-11-2011 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by googlegoogle (Post 7423620)
bury them.
Go ahead, nobody's stopping you.

Sofa King 02-11-2011 09:43 AM
http://www.spike.com/video/freeze-died/2978002


This is worth a watch.

Spicy McHaggis 02-11-2011 10:57 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyrM7GxyzGg

Iowanian 02-11-2011 10:59 AM
I wonder how many hikers have tried the jerky?

STEP INTO A SLIM JIM!

DaFace 02-11-2011 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by googlegoogle (Post 7423620)
bury them.
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.... Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

DMAC 02-11-2011 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 7424269)
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.... Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
ROFL

My wife is sleeping around

-King- 02-11-2011 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 7424269)
What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.... Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

ROFLROFL

-King- 02-11-2011 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Sofa King (Post 7423934)

:Lin: @ When they showed the toes.

But I'd think that freezing in a meat freezer is worse than freezing on Everest. It has to be colder there than on the mountain.

Silock 02-11-2011 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Groves (Post 7423882)
Fixed.
Can you explain exactly how you'd get someone down?


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