Fighting back strong this season. 10 dead so far. Lot of people who have no business being up there thinking they can make it to the top. Guess not.

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Do we cheer for the mountain?

After watching that movie Everest, and doing some minor research on the mountain I don't see how anyone not in peak physical condition would even attempt the climb. Not to mention late May is monsoon season, and the stronger storms push into the mountains around this time. If you have a family, there's no way I'd even think about it.

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Seconded!

I have a soft spot for stories like this, or like the other day where a big game "hunter" was killed by the elephant he was hunting "for sport"

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

As climbs go, Everest is supposedly not particularly demanding. As long as the climber is acclimated to the elevation it doesn't take an especially skilled mountaineer to climb Everest. I think the biggest issue is that there are so many people out there now that things get slow and there are many things that can happen, e.g. weather, avalanches, etc.

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His mind is not for rent to any God or government.

I root for the mountain except when it takes a sherpa. Their job is to carry the crap up a mountain so the climber can accomplish something.

I do. I don't actively cheer for people to die, but I don't feel sorry for them if/when they do.

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Yep, that's exactly it. Apparently the K2 mountain is far more challenging and deadly, but less traveled.

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Cheering for the Mountain is like cheering for the Yankees.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Those stories are always glorious

So which avalanche spot is Jeter?

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

The one just outside the top 5

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Yeah, climbing Everest isn't an impossibility for some rich goof who wants to do it. Many of these people couldn't even consider climbing K2 or Makalu. There are too many dilettantes on Everest rather than real mountaineers.

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His mind is not for rent to any God or government.

Man was not meant to operate at the height of a 747 cruising altitude.

Nothing wrong with rooting for the Yanks.

I saw an interview with an experienced climber and he said the mountain is full of people who have no idea what they are doing and simply shouldn't be up there, but the Nepal government won't stop them because they want the $11,000 fee from those idiots.

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Are you suggesting some type of regulation? I've heard that is a bad thing, especially in the good ole' USA.

Mountain-climbing is a surreally-dangerous activity.

My friend attempted to scale Mt. Ranier last Summer, but had to stop a mere 800 feet from the summit due to severe mountain sickness, which he described as absolutely life-threatening, and he had been training for a long period of time prior to his attempt.

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I like thinking big. . . If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
-Donald J. Trump, BPE

What % of people that climbed Everest had Sherpas carrying all the gear and set up their tent n cooked the food?

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Not at all. They should keep taking the money from those suckers.

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Should of moved to Denver for like a year before he tried it.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Many of the people doing this are the same rich dopes that take a summer off "work" to sail solo across the Atlantic from France.

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I cheer for the ocean.

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Yea heaven forbid somebody try and achieve something difficult and strenuous.

Yea heaven forbid somebody try and achieve something difficult and strenuous.

I tend not to feel sorry for people who do stupid things and die. Maybe I need counseling.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Trying to climb Mt. Everest isn't stupid. We follow the logic that says it is far enough and life becomes pretty meaningless.