Abandoned on Everest

[Easy 6]

I'm all for outdoors adventure, but something about these mountain climber guys makes me not really care what happens to them... I hope one of them dies for every canister of stove fuel and freeze dried food wrapper they leave up on that mountain.

They all have this grand idea about what it all means and what they've accomplished... I dunno, just dont care... go fall off a cliff.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

I'm all for outdoors adventure, but something about these mountain climber guys makes me not really care what happens to them... I hope one of them dies for every canister of stove fuel and freeze dried food wrapper they leave up on that mountain.

They all have this grand idea about what it all means and what they've accomplished... I dunno, just dont care... go fall off a cliff.

I respect the hell out of climbers, climbing, and mountaineering. I don't, however, think much of the whole Everest deal. It's not good for the sport, imo. Now Caldwell and Jorgensen's Dawn Wall Ascent.... that's good for climbing.

Everest is just old, tired, and the domain of rich people trying to fix their midlife crises.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I respect the hell out of climbers, climbing, and mountaineering. I don't, however, think much of the whole Everest deal. It's not good for the sport, imo. Now Caldwell and Jorgensen's Dawn Wall Ascent.... that's good for climbing.

Everest is just old, tired, and the domain of rich people trying to fix their midlife crises.

I appreciate the distinction you make there, its the Everest and K2 middle aged rich guy types who act like living legends or something that I was aiming at.

[bowener]

Something I have learned from reading this thread and some stuff from the link provided:

Bring a ****ing gun.

I'm not freezing to death, and if no one is going to help me, **** it, I'm out *bang*.

Also, I suppose, you could be merciful and shoot other people in the head that are near death and have no hope as well.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by bowener

Something I have learned from reading this thread and some stuff from the link provided:

Bring a ****ing gun.

I'm not freezing to death, and if no one is going to help me, **** it, I'm out *bang*.

Also, I suppose, you could be merciful and shoot other people in the head that are near death and have no hope as well.

Freezing to death is one of the better ways to go. Eff shooting myself in the face, I'd rather die in a delirious euphoria.

[Over-Head]

I'll take the helicopoter ride up for my $10,000

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Over-Head

I'll take the helicopoter ride up for my $10,000

Not sure if you'rer being serious, but the air is too thin for helicopters to fly up there. Otherwise, you'd have helicopter rescues of climbers.

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by Silock

Not sure if you'rer being serious, but the air is too thin for helicopters to fly up there. Otherwise, you'd have helicopter rescues of climbers.

Didn't know that. Makes sense though.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by Silock

Not sure if you'rer being serious, but the air is too thin for helicopters to fly up there. Otherwise, you'd have helicopter rescues of climbers.

I heard something about one landing/hovering there a while back and checked it out on google and it looks legit enough from 5 years ago. The highest rescue apparently is around 23k on another Himalayan mountain which is hardly close to the summit.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Miles

I heard something about one landing/hovering there a while back and checked it out on google and it looks legit enough from 5 years ago. The highest rescue apparently is around 23k on another Himalayan mountain which is hardly close to the summit.

Yeah, that's still quite a gap to the summit of Everest.

I suppose once more copters have the same power, we'll see less people dying up there.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Silock

Yeah, that's still quite a gap to the summit of Everest.

I suppose once more copters have the same power, we'll see less people dying up there.

Or maybe when morons stop going up there, we'll see less people dying up there.

[Fritz88]

Now climbing it is much easier than before. With mini camps set at several heights. Oxygen tanks in abundance. The ones who did it in the past are the ones with real balls.

[googlegoogle]

bury them.

[Miles]

Originally Posted by googlegoogle

bury them.

How?

[Brock]

Originally Posted by googlegoogle

bury them.

Go ahead, nobody's stopping you.