People dying on Mt. Everest, what else is new

**XXX-er** · 05-25-2019, 02:10 PM

there is no mention because there is already a hate thread open somwhere else and besides ... she isn't dead yet

**splat** · 05-25-2019, 02:10 PM

Five people died on Everest last year. Compared to 13 avie deaths in Colorado. Perspective.

**mtngirl79** · 05-25-2019, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by splat

Five people died on Everest last year. Compared to 13 avie deaths in Colorado. Perspective.

How many people backcountry ski in Colorado versus how many people attempt Everest in a year?

**Harry** · 05-25-2019, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Bromontane

UT's finest sports athlete is practically live streaming on Insta from there this week.

Originally Posted by stalefish3169

Surprised there's been no mention of Caroline Gleich being there right now in 8 pages.

Dude: I think that's who BRO was talking about up thread.

**stalefish3169** · 05-25-2019, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by Harry

Dude: I think that's who BRO was talking about up thread.

Haha, missed that.

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**Svengali** · 05-25-2019, 02:59 PM

^ The Rapid Ascent team including @carolinegleich and @rob.lea, guides @chadpeele and @carla.perez.ec reached the summit at 7:05am on May 24 in a solid push from camp 3.

* haven't seen any social media/confirmation on a safe descent

I'm an old now armchair mountaineer and of the opinion that these internet people may have stood on the same summit as those climbers who reached it in the pre-professional guiding era; their accomplishment by no means compares to the toil and grit that those hard man of another era displayed; now get off my lawn!

**XXX-er** · 05-25-2019, 03:20 PM

I would agree ^^ more people are being dragged up everest so more people are summiting who probably don't have the qualifications to be there

but the dying part hasnt really changed

**mcski** · 05-25-2019, 03:27 PM

^^ just read about a client that used TWO guides because of his weight concerns to help him get to the top. Collapsed upon reaching the summit and died.

**m2711c** · 05-25-2019, 05:16 PM

#winning

SB · 05-25-2019, 05:48 PM

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It been he'll since they went to self check out

**mtngirl79** · 05-25-2019, 05:56 PM

According to this there is a 1 in 60 something chance of dying for all Everest attempters.

Also old people are way more likely to die.

https://www.climbing.com/news/climbi...it-to-the-top/

**Benny Profane** · 05-25-2019, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by mcski

^^ just read about a client that used TWO guides because of his weight concerns to help him get to the top. Collapsed upon reaching the summit and died.

You have to admit, hell of a place to die.

Still up there? Should stick a flag in his butt.

**Benny Profane** · 05-25-2019, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by mtngirl79

According to this there is a 1 in 60 something chance of dying for all Everest attempters.

Also old people are way more likely to die.

https://www.climbing.com/news/climbi...it-to-the-top/

And some Sherpa just summited for the 29th time. He and his Bros must laugh at this shit.

**SumJongGuy** · 05-25-2019, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

You have to admit, hell of a place to die.

Still up there? Should stick a flag in his butt.

Summit just got four feet higher. Next person up gets a new record!

**Self Jupiter** · 05-25-2019, 06:45 PM

On second thought, we shouldn’t summit Everest. ‘Tis a silly place.

**wyeaster** · 05-25-2019, 07:10 PM

idiotic climb to 19,347 ft after a couple months of gradual weakening due to parasites, a broken hand and torn meniscus convinced me there was no longer any need to go that high. or be that stupid.

**iceman** · 05-25-2019, 07:14 PM

pretty though

**XXX-er** · 05-25-2019, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

And some Sherpa just summited for the 29th time. He and his Bros must laugh at this shit.

its actually 24 times and they are hindu so they probably don't laugh at it

**wyeaster** · 05-25-2019, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

pretty though

it is beautiful to look at and look from.

it is pretty leisurely compared to some but the conditions were shitty and i was weak and it was egomaniacally stupid because i had missed the chance to climb it the last time years earlier because of a body surfing injury. i used everything i had to the top and barely made it down. i used to have an affinity for pain and that mostly cured it. i was an idiot and i definitely escaped with my life.

KQ · 05-25-2019, 07:28 PM

Highest I've ever gone is 11K+ on Rainier.

Also been to the top of Huayna Picchu which is just under 9K.

I'm good now.

**wyeaster** · 05-25-2019, 07:32 PM

huayna picchu is incredible. i spent a day up there looking down and across and always breathing "WOW." mp is probably my favorite place not yellowstone.

we hiked the inca trail and spent 3 nights in aguas calientes and 3 days in mp and cried when we left.

**mcski** · 05-25-2019, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

its actually 24 times and they are hindu so they probably don't laugh at it

Sherpas are generally Buddhist. Gunga galunga.

**Cruiser** · 05-25-2019, 08:44 PM

https://youtu.be/U264AYBDsME

**Benny Profane** · 05-25-2019, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

its actually 24 times and they are hindu so they probably don't laugh at it

Whoops, sorry, thinking of this dude. Haha, that's like the Yankees vs like, everyone else.

https://snowbrains.com/sherpa-first-everest-22-times/

Hindu people don't have a sense of humor?