Pechorin said:

I would advise anybody to read Goran Kropp's book. This is a crazy (?) Swede who wanted to climb Everest. But he wanted to be extremely prepared, so he thought climbing K2 would be a good training climb. Then he did go to climb Everest... and he wanted to do it solo and without oxygen. In fact, he bicycled to Everest (including all his gear) all the way from Sweden! The first time, he turned back 200 meters or so below the summit because he felt weak and realized he'd die if he continued. So he went down the mountain and rode his bike all the way back to Sweden. A year or two later, he did summit. Shortly after, he died... not on a high mountain, but rock climbing if I'm not mistaken.

It is a cliche, but true: don't focus on getting as many years out of your life as possible, but focus on getting as much life out of your years!

When I'm 45 at the latest, I want to be on top of Everest... AND make it down alive.

. said:

what are you talking about? we've already established that everest is no more difficult than climbing a flight of stairs. in fact, I've climbed everest 5 times today already.

. said:

I'd love to go and I bet many of you would too.

But you need 2 things:

1.An extra 60K around that you can live without

2.Absolutely NO fear of death

I don't have either so I guess I'm not going.

. said:

I believe some of this. I'm sure you have to be fit. Fuck, you have to be fit to do 14K Colorado peaks. As to suffering, not so sure. I read stories about amateurs scaling it all the time - basically being babysat up and down.

. said:

That's the summit of Everest,. See that long rope going down that has a bunch of colored flags on it? That has been placed there some time ago. It would be considers a "fixed rope on the summit of Everest"

you fucking douchebag.

Got one of those fixed ropes on the summit of San Gorgonio, too!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/photobucket/San%20Gorgonio%2020080503/DSC08338.jpg

depatrevostro said:

. said:

I'd love to go and I bet many of you would too.

But you need 2 things:

1.An extra 60K around that you can live without

2.Absolutely NO fear of death

I don't have either so I guess I'm not going.

I need 2 new knees. Mine got crushed by a fucking hit and run driver. Bastard.

m said:

Got one of those fixed ropes on the summit of San Gorgonio, too!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/photobucket/San%20Gorgonio%2020080503/DSC08338.jpg[/img]

You see that long "rope like" thing running along those flags in the pics I posted? That's.

Protect yourself from frostbite:

. said:

What the fuck is this shit? Ladders! Fuckign LADDERS on a mountain?
http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2008/08-everest-14.html

Pathetic.

BTW, don't know if OSHA would approve of those ladders being used like that.

That's what I was talking about when I said Sherpas make stairways.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of those pudgy stockbroker corpses in the pictures "slipped" on a bit of revolutionary justice.

VIVE LE SHERPAS LIBRE

. said:

What the fuck is this shit? Ladders! Fuckign LADDERS on a mountain?
http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2008/08-everest-14.html

Pathetic.

BTW, don't know if OSHA would approve of those ladders being used like that.

. said:

Go back and look at the 1953 Hillary Tenzing ascent of Everest. Lots of ladders used like that..

7734 said:

They used aluminum ladders 20 years before they were invented? Those sherpas really are smart!

. said:

Not to beat a dead horse, but the claims made earlier that Sherpas(or other experienced climbers) have set fixed lines/equipment so that the average retard can just latch onto to get to the summit is proven.

. said:

Not to beat a dead horse, but the claims made earlier that Sherpas(or other experienced climbers) have set fixed lines/equipment so that the average retard can just latch onto to get to the summit is proven.

m said:

That's protection. You clip in with a quick draw. The ropes ensure (hopefully) that if you fall you don't fall very far. They are generally set on the sketchiest parts of the route.

But you still have to climb. The ropes don't do any climbing for you. They just ensure (hopefully) you don't fall off the mountain.

. said:

m said:

That's protection. You clip in with a quick draw. The ropes ensure (hopefully) that if you fall you don't fall very far. They are generally set on the sketchiest parts of the route.

But you still have to climb. The ropes don't do any climbing for you. They just ensure (hopefully) you don't fall off the mountain.

its a tow rope, retard

7734 said:

Read "Into thin Air" or "The Man who Skied down Everest" -- in both there are people who have only walked up a few local hills before and they mostly do fine. The sherpas carry their oxygen bottles, satellite phones, champagne etc.

Yeah, there are a few photos on that Project Himalaya site that show Sherpas carrying heavy ass loads weigh half their weight. In addition to the stuff you listed, they also carry the tents, food, cooking items, extra ropes and climbing equipment among other things. The rich white people just carry their little oxygen masks. If you notice, most if not all the Sherpas don't use the masks.

. said:

. said:

m said:

That's protection. You clip in with a quick draw. The ropes ensure (hopefully) that if you fall you don't fall very far. They are generally set on the sketchiest parts of the route.

But you still have to climb. The ropes don't do any climbing for you. They just ensure (hopefully) you don't fall off the mountain.

its a tow rope, retard

Yep. And the Sherpas are there every morning to put gasoline in the mule engine at the summit that powers the tow rope (google around for some pics of the mule engine, you'll find them).

. said:

its a tow rope, retard

. said:

Yeah, there are a few photos on that Project Himalaya site that show Sherpas carrying heavy ass loads weigh half their weight. In addition to the stuff you listed, they also carry the tents, food, cooking items, extra ropes and climbing equipment among other things. The rich white people just carry their little oxygen masks. If you notice, most if not all the Sherpas don't use the masks.