Fascinating story continues.

[Aardvark]

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http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?news=15288

High altitude climbing is a world unlike any other and it represents a rare chance to occupy a place on earth where no law can be enforced. The events this past year on Everest are even more notorious than the ones immortalised in Jon Krakauer's 'Into Thin Air' (a truly great read btw).

I will tune in for tonight's first episode just to see how Disney presents the story of the amputee climber, his expedition leader and the decision to leave a struggling climber to his death...after filming an interview with him of course.

Cheers,
MeisnerwannabeVark

[Grapestomper]

Wow,

Interesting link.

Pretty creepy stuff...




There's a link on that page to a story about the Chineese army (or militia) hunting and killing Tibetans who were trying to make it over the mountains to India...

Appearantly, these big tour companies all keep quiet about it, out of fear of having their liscences revoked.

Some sad shit!
M

[nobby]

Bad supplementary oxygen is a top reason for frostbite at altitude. The author of this article spent a good number of days and nights in Everest deathzone over 4 years, and not once lost a shred of skin to frostbite. Although highly preventable with well functioning supplementary oxygen, plenty of fluid, blood thinning drugs (such as aspirin), food supplements (garlic) and heating pads - frostbites on Everest have risen sharply in later years.

Blah blah blah

Weather up there from what I've read is highly unpredictable and prone to changing quickly.

Hence, huge luck factor.

P.S. Has anyone ever heard of a chick named "Everest"? I wonder why.