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Anyone who attempts to climb Mount Everest is reckless and stupid...

  1. #41
    Originally posted by -SpectraL The "Green Boots" body.


    Green Boots is the name given to the unidentified corpse of a climber that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route of Mount Everest. Though his identity has not been officially confirmed, he is believed to be Tsewang Paljor, an Indian climber who died on Mount Everest in 1996.

    Why dont people loot his shit
  2. #42
    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Snow storms get so bad up there you can't see six inches in front of your face and have to navigate by equipment and feel alone, and winds can reach speeds of over 140mph, enough to blow you right off the mountain. And every step you take is like stepping in molasses, because of the oxygen deprivation effects on the body. Not to mention temps can get down to -60F with the wind chill factor, so even the slightest exposure will cause frostbite in a matter of minutes. Then you have treacherous crevasses covered in snow and ice, which you can fall or slide into and fall thousands of feet.
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  3. #43
    Originally posted by -SpectraL Snow storms get so bad up there you can't see six inches in front of your face and have to navigate by equipment and feel alone, and winds can reach speeds of over 140mph, enough to blow you right off the mountain. And every step you take is like stepping in molasses, because of the oxygen deprivation effects on the body. Not to mention temps can get down to -60F with the wind chill factor, so even the slightest exposure will cause frostbite in a matter of minutes. Then you have treacherous crevasses covered in snow and ice, which you can fall or slide into and fall thousands of feet.

    You live in Sheffield?
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  4. #44
    tee hee hee Naturally Camouflaged [slangily complete this slumberer]
    Originally posted by DietYellow Why dont people loot his shit

    Why would you loot? You wont be able to remove his clothes as hes frozen in that position. Boots? But then u would have to carry those.
  5. #45
    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Once you set up a camp just below the summit, you only have a window of a few hours to reach the top and descend. If you get caught outside that window of opportunity, you simply die. No one can survive it. The peak is so hard to reach, many expert climbers actually lie and say they reached it, when in reality, they failed to reach it. But those who do reach it have taken photos which show the curvature of the Earth, the entire continent and cities spread out in all directions, with a canopy of constellations moving overhead. It's the highest elevation on the planet.
  6. #46
    WellHung Black Hole
    Originally posted by -SpectraL It's the highest elevation on the planet.

    Only true part. ^^^
  7. #47
    Originally posted by -SpectraL It's the highest elevation on the planet.

    Unless you get another climber to give you a piggy back.
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  8. #48
    itybit African Astronaut [daze my amino pe-tsai]
    So could someone please answer why they leave the dead up there rather than bringing them down to return to their families for proper burial?
  9. #49
    tee hee hee Naturally Camouflaged [slangily complete this slumberer]
    Originally posted by itybit So could someone please answer why they leave the dead up there rather than bringing them down to return to their families for proper burial?
    Did you not know about this either ity? I feel like ive lived a sheltered life.
  10. #50
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]
    Originally posted by itybit So could someone please answer why they leave the dead up there rather than bringing them down to return to their families for proper burial?

    Maybe it's hard to get a permit to take them down, and the Nepalese government don't care enough to send their guys to do it.

    I don't buy that it's somehow impossible. Everest is just a giant tourist trap now.

  11. #51
    WellHung Black Hole
    Originally posted by itybit So could someone please answer why they leave the dead up there rather than bringing them down to return to their families for proper burial?

    Show your titties 1st you old bag.👍
  12. #52
    mmQ Lisa Turtle
    Who wants to carry a fucking frozen body all the way down a mountain? Fuck that.
  13. #53
    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Originally posted by mmQ Who wants to carry a fucking frozen body all the way down a mountain? Fuck that.

    Couldn't they just drop the body off a 47,000 foot high ledge up there and then pick it up once they've descended?
  14. #54
    WellHung Black Hole
    Originally posted by -SpectraL Couldn't they just drop the body off a 47,000 foot high ledge up there and then pick it up once they've descended?

    In all seriousness...that's not a bad idea. If they were gonna do it... I think that would be the best way.
  15. #55
    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Originally posted by WellHung In all seriousness…that's not a bad idea. If they were gonna do it… I think that would be the best way.

    Or harness a parachute to it and yank the cord while shoving it off the ledge.
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  16. #56
    WellHung Black Hole
    Originally posted by -SpectraL Or harness a parachute to it and yank the cord while shoving it off the ledge.

    That would make it even more entertaining.👍
  17. #57
    WellHung Black Hole
    Originally posted by -SpectraL Because it's 47,000 feet up. The oxygen is so thin there it's like trying to breathe underwater.

    lol... I dont know about this analogy, specks.😏😉
  18. #58
    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Originally posted by WellHung lol… I dont know about this analogy, specks.😏😉

    That's how it was described by climbers reaching the peak. Every step is painful and requires an excessive amount of energy. Some could hardly put one foot in front of the other, and another described it as slow-motion movement.
  19. #59
    snab_snib African Astronaut
    there's nothing actually personally impressive about climbing mount everest because the entire shebang is actually just a feat of logistics, with the local industry relying on sherpas who have to haul supplies up to base camps and from base camp to base camp in order to actually get someone up there. it's not like a lone man or a team just sets out and climbs it. it's a logistical challenge more than anything.

    and yeah i agree its just stupid now. it was cool the first couple times but it's lame now.
  20. #60
    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Sir Edmund Hillary climbed all the way to the peak with no oxygen and no professional suit, just multiple, thin layers of clothing as his technique. That really is a super-human accomplishment, considering the challenges. Only one in a million could do it.

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