I thought the death zone meant high enough to need two pads!
Everest is a circus tent.
Quote from: Falling Down on April 29, 2013, 10:46:41 pmEverest is a circus tent.HACT - High Altitude Circus Tent. All it needs is Brian Blessed to turn up... oh..
I heard it was all going fine until someone mentioned Indian face.
Quote from: SA Chris on April 29, 2013, 08:06:58 pmI thought the death zone meant high enough to need two pads!
Just read this nice rant by Jeff Jackson at Rock and Ice. It continues to interest me that the US climbing media take a much more cynical attitude to the Everest industry than the UK equivalents. Presumably the amount of potential advertising from guiding companies is proportionately more significant in the UK?
FACTS about climbing Mount Everest
There are many dangers on Mount Everest, including falling into a crevasse, getting altitude sickness, and death, which is the biggest of the dangers. But it is worth it, because Mount Everest is the best mountain on earth. There is also a small risk of being punched in the face on Mount Everest.Climbing Mount Everest requires lots of training. Experts recommend climbing a bunch of other — but obviously less significant — mountains on Earth. Especially mountains with lots of snow on them, like Mount Rainier or Mount McKinley. If you can’t climb other mountains, you should fill a large backpack with rocks, wrap your head with several pillowcases so it is difficult to breathe, and walk up 3,000 stairs every day. This will get you in shape. If you are worried about getting punched in the face, you can prepare by spending some time at a local sports bar wearing a rival team’s jersey.
That's just the queue for the sat-phone booth.
Big Brian is doing his bit:http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/8709168/Climbing-Everest-with-oxygen-not-adventure "I don't think there should be any expeditions to the mountain unless they are climbing it without oxygen - 29,035ft is just high enough to be climbed without oxygen," he said."It's achieving nothing in the development of human will and human achievement and in the spirit of adventure. It's all vanity."
Quote from: Pantontino on May 24, 2013, 11:43:00 amBig Brian is doing his bit:http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/8709168/Climbing-Everest-with-oxygen-not-adventure "I don't think there should be any expeditions to the mountain unless they are climbing it without oxygen - 29,035ft is just high enough to be climbed without oxygen," he said."It's achieving nothing in the development of human will and human achievement and in the spirit of adventure. It's all vanity." Blessed has been a hero of mine since I first watched Flash Gordon. Nothing has changed.
Ladders! Yes, lets put ladders up the Hilary step....http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/27/mount-everest-ladder-hillary-step
Ladders! Yes, lets put ladders up the Hilary step....http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/27/mount-everest-ladder-hillary-stepThe comments following are quite witty too...
Brian Blessed is gorgeous. Just what I like in a man...
There surely can't be a picture out there with more homosexual iconography than this?