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Originally Posted by Donger
They should make an emergency kit that has something like what the Mars Pathfinder had. Insert freezing person, inflate bag and push down mountain.
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LOL
That would be a hell of a ride. It would be like a 20 mile ride, because you wouldn't stop until you got ALL the way down.
In all seriousness, though, I hate how all these "reports" on Everest make it seem like people are just walking by on a leisurely hike, watching other people die. IT's not like that. It's hard, serious shit. If rescuing someone were that easy, people would do it all the time. Most rescue attempts are abandoned, and it's not because people don't care about the dying. It's because it's just too hard. There are too many inexperienced climbers and expedition leaders up there on Everest.
I'd love to scale Everest one day. I won't, though, because in addition to having zero climbing experience, even if you do everything perfectly right, you can STILL DIE.