NickDavid
06-23-08, 09:18 AM
It seems all those failed climbers are considered pollution
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/23/everest-china.html?ref=rss
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/23/everest-china.html?ref=rss
Foo - Everest Restriction
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trsidn
06-23-08, 09:22 AM
It seems all those failed climbers are considered pollution
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/23/everest-china.html?ref=rss
yup. You die there, you stay there.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/23/everest-china.html?ref=rss
yup. You die there, you stay there.
jfmckenna
06-23-08, 09:29 AM
Tourist climbers have abused Everest long enough, good for them for shutting it down imho.
artifice
06-23-08, 09:31 AM
thats fascinating. thanks for sharing!
trsidn
06-23-08, 09:33 AM
thats fascinating. thanks for sharing!
Read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It is a fascinating account of what can go wrong on the mountain.
Read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It is a fascinating account of what can go wrong on the mountain.
artifice
06-23-08, 09:39 AM
Read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It is a fascinating account of what can go wrong on the mountain.
Yes, thats definitely already on my "must read" list. I have a habit of checking out more books from the library than I can finish in the time allowed, and I've already had to return it twice before I cracked the cover :(
Yes, thats definitely already on my "must read" list. I have a habit of checking out more books from the library than I can finish in the time allowed, and I've already had to return it twice before I cracked the cover :(
trsidn
06-23-08, 09:42 AM
Yes, thats definitely already on my "must read" list. I have a habit of checking out more books from the library than I can finish in the time allowed, and I've already had to return it twice before I cracked the cover :(
It's actually a pretty quick read. Especially since it's hard to put down:p
It's actually a pretty quick read. Especially since it's hard to put down:p
mconlonx
06-23-08, 11:56 AM
I wish there was a rule on the mountain where you have to bring down any- and everything you bring up... including other climbers. That might keep a lot more bozos off the mountain...
[Reading the comments is interesting. For the record, I'll get all on board with Free Tibet after two things happen: 1) The UK and USA give up all claims to Diego Garcia and repatriate it's population, and 2) Someone explains to me how Free Tibet went from a clandestine CIA operation in the 50s and 60s to a countercultural/activist issue in the 80s.]
[Reading the comments is interesting. For the record, I'll get all on board with Free Tibet after two things happen: 1) The UK and USA give up all claims to Diego Garcia and repatriate it's population, and 2) Someone explains to me how Free Tibet went from a clandestine CIA operation in the 50s and 60s to a countercultural/activist issue in the 80s.]
NickDavid
06-23-08, 12:03 PM
Read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It is a fascinating account of what can go wrong on the mountain.
I cannot get through that book. It's so slow and boring to me. I've heard numerous people say it's a hard read too.
On the other hand, I read Into The Wild and loved it.
I cannot get through that book. It's so slow and boring to me. I've heard numerous people say it's a hard read too.
On the other hand, I read Into The Wild and loved it.
CliftonGK1
06-23-08, 01:17 PM
I cannot get through that book. It's so slow and boring to me. I've heard numerous people say it's a hard read too.
On the other hand, I read Into The Wild and loved it.
Although it's not exclusively about Everest, try "No Shortcuts to the Top" by Ed Viesturs. It's about climbing all the world's 8000m peaks w/o bottled O2.
On the other hand, I read Into The Wild and loved it.
Although it's not exclusively about Everest, try "No Shortcuts to the Top" by Ed Viesturs. It's about climbing all the world's 8000m peaks w/o bottled O2.