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Posted by: Jim J Solo Posted on: May 26^th, 2012 at 3:28pm	Quote
Look up the account of the guy who carried his bicycle up to the base-camp. He made it to the summit, but had to be carried down by another climber who gave up his summit attempt to save him. If you read the book, it sounds like the same caricatures climbing this year too. IMO, a mixed crowd, some I admire, some not. My condolences to those who died and lost someone.

Posted by: Preacher Posted on: May 24^th, 2012 at 12:48pm	Quote
The local (Toronto) girl who died was described as having died doing what she loved on her own terms. We should all be so lucky. Condolences for the bereaved. Congrats for the deceased.

Posted by: Jim J Solo Posted on: May 23^rd, 2012 at 6:19pm	Quote
Latest account I heard, it was a traffic jam. Nobody wanted to turn around short of the summit at the advised time. Extra traffic and waiting at backups used up extra oxygen too. Sounds like deja vu.

Posted by: Jimbo Posted on: May 22^nd, 2012 at 12:14am	Quote
Three more climbers died on Everest this past weekend on their way down after a relatively uneventful ascent. Apparently they ran afoul of what's been called a freak windstorm, though I suspect such developments are not really that "freakish" in the Himalayas. Jimbo

Posted by: Yellowbird Posted on: May 21^st, 2012 at 9:28pm	Quote
The author had commented about the ethics of guides bringing low skill level climbers on to the mountain. The story developes into a real life account of the perfect storm. -YB

Posted by: Joe_Schmeaux Posted on: May 21^st, 2012 at 7:27pm	Quote
Plus ça change ... (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

Posted by: Joe_Schmeaux Posted on: May 3^rd, 2012 at 7:39pm	Quote
Jim J Solo wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 7:13pm: I heard the IMAX movie that was being shot the same climbing season is great too. If I remember that was why some of the help/helicopters were there?? Yes the IMAX movie is good. It was shot either one or two weeks after Krakauer's ascent, so by then Krakauer's group and the storm were both gone.

Posted by: mastertangler
Posted on: May 3^rd, 2012 at 7:31pm

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Joe_Schmeaux wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 7:24pm:

mastertangler wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 10:47am:

If you search used bookstores ...

Or go to Abe's Books online. They will deliver to your mailbox from their network of affiliated used bookstores for cheap.

Hey wow.......who would of thunk it. Thanks Joe.
The geeky nerdy part of me still likes to go into those old used bookstores though Cool

and kind of wander aimlessly around in the narrow and confined isles while twin towers of unstable ink and paper loom above you.........

Posted by: Joe_Schmeaux Posted on: May 3^rd, 2012 at 7:24pm	Quote
mastertangler wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 10:47am: If you search used bookstores ... Or go to Abe's Books online. They will deliver to your mailbox from their network of affiliated used bookstores for cheap.

Posted by: Jim J Solo Posted on: May 3^rd, 2012 at 7:13pm	Quote
I heard the IMAX movie that was being shot the same climbing season is great too. If I remember that was why some of the help/helicopters were there?? Makes you stop and think if you want your next trip to turn into a "story". No, No, No, boring is better IMO.

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