Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:09 am
Well jump on it. Maybe you can be the FIRST!
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twoshuzz wrote:tengobotas wrote:Whats the significance of 26000?
It's 1 foot above 25,999 ft.
Cy Kaicener wrote:My guess is that there are probably no climbers who have climbed all of those because the climbers who have completed the 8000er list think in terms of meters and not feet. Any other theories?
Gyachung Kang 7985 meters missed out on being a 8000er by only 15 meters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyachung_Kang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-thousander -- The 8000er completion list
Luciano136 wrote:On an international level, I'm pretty sure people only care about meters. The next significant level would be 7000m I guess?