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Thought this was an interesting read, maybe a bit morbid http://godheadv.blogspot.com/2010/04/abandoned-on-everest.html. Be warned it contains some graphic images.

Also reminded me of this story which I think is still unexplained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident.

I thought I was fairly up-to-date on this topic, but found lots of new information there.

A somewhat similar article (a long read, but well-written):
http://outsideonline.com/outside/featur ... ains_1.htm

dmiki wrote:I thought I was fairly up-to-date on this topic, but found lots of new information there.

A somewhat similar article (a long read, but well-written):
http://outsideonline.com/outside/featur ... ains_1.htm

on the second page of that article they mentioned that Everest had "the first person to sleep on the summit". is it really true??

The Sherpa that had the speed record slept on top of Everest. He later died in a crevasse fall when he walked a short distance from camp to take a photograph. Can't remember his name but he was sponsored and even worked in the warehouse of Mountain Hardwear. They made a special one man tent for his Everest summit nap. He claims he never acutally slept, but was awake all night.

i wonder how the anchored that tent on the top!

It was Babu Chiri Sherpa.

Although relatives and lamas do the best they can to Influence future rebirth in a favorable body, it is generally agreed that the main determining factor is the working of karma, the principle by which meritorious and non-meritorious behaviors are appropriately rewarded or punished in countless future lives.

Hey, if you got good Karma, anything is possible.

A very interesting read with lots of information, thank you.

Do you think you could give a brief translation to English?

DanTheMan wrote:Thought this was an interesting read, maybe a bit morbid http://godheadv.blogspot.com/2010/04/abandoned-on-everest.html. Be warned it contains some graphic images.

Also reminded me of this story which I think is still unexplained http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident.

The article perpetuates the 1 in 10 mortality myth which may have been correct in the 80's,90's but not now. I think there have been roughly 3,500 individuals summiting with over 5,000 summits collectively.

Also this death zone thing. I know for most, I am stating the obvious but from my understandings, no-one can really acclimatize over 6,100 m (highest year round habitation at 5,500m?) for an extended period let alone 8,000 m. It's just a convenient line that someone has given a fancy label. Not to denigrate the hardships of 8,000 m climbing but one doesn't saunter along at 7,999 m and then suddenly enter a death zone at 8,000 m.

radson wrote: one doesn't saunter along at 7,999 m and then suddenly enter a death zone at 8,000 m.

but I saw on TV that there is a giant red grid at 8,000m. I understood that anyone going above that grid without oxygen will die in a predetermined number of minutes. I saw it on TV, so it must be true.

mconnell wrote:

radson wrote: one doesn't saunter along at 7,999 m and then suddenly enter a death zone at 8,000 m.

but I saw on TV that there is a giant red grid at 8,000m. I understood that anyone going above that grid without oxygen will die in a predetermined number of minutes. I saw it on TV, so it must be true.

You are dead wrong! The TV lied! The giant red grid is at 7,620 m. I know someone who knows someone who read it on the internet, so it must be true.

I sure wish they'd make a reality TV show about the death zone, then I'd really watch!