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The dead on Mt. Everest
- Thread starter P. Aaron
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There are smaller, less dangerous mountains one could climb to get that view.
Also a good place to ride a body.
Closer to home, Mt. Adams is a walk-up with a great view.
Glacier Peak is incredible too although the glaciers require being roped up. Not terribly difficult and the views are astounding.
That link doesn't even list K2 as an 8,000er, which it most certainly is. It's the 2nd tallest there is.
I've done a few climbs before, although nothing close to the height of Everest.
I've done Mt Washington a few times. Most notably in the middle of winter during a blizzard. That was fun!
Going up:
At the summit:
And going down:
Those pictures are why it's one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. Very rapidly changing weather and very high wind speed. It was the record holder for fastest surface wind speed ever recorded up until a few years ago. No bodies sitting on the mountain though, but it's claimed 100 lives.
I did Mauna Kea on my honeymoon. It's the tallest mountain on earth from base to top.
I was scheduled to do Mt Rainer a few years ago, but had to cancel the trip.
I'd climb Everest or any of the Himalayas in a second if: 1. My wife would let me and 2. If I could afford it. K2 would be my first choice.
Why? Because it's awesome. It's setting out to do something extremely difficult and finishing it, under your own power. It's being outside in some of the most beautiful places you'll ever see. There is nothing like being in the mountains.
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I would prefer to climb a nice big warm mountain. Anything that I could brag about later that kept a constant 65 degrees, light humidity, none of that silly alt sickness crap, hot tubs every 2-3000 feet or so to rest for the night with a cocktail. I'm willing to invest about 4-5 days max.
Which one was that again?
Skydive, bungy, hanglide, paraglide, no problem...done them all. Climb a crowded cold mountain that I can't snowboard down? Duuuude....wuh?
Which one was that again?
Skydive, bungy, hanglide, paraglide, no problem...done them all. Climb a crowded cold mountain that I can't snowboard down? Duuuude....wuh?
I'd like to do a few Munro's, which, while relatively small, are the largest mountains in Scotland (a Munro is a mountain over 3,000ft, the highest is ~4,400ft).
You clearly don't need to be anywhere near as advanced a climber as you do for the others listed in the thread, plus they are practically on the doorstep (though there are usually a few casualties each year, usually people getting lost, falling into a bog or not keeping a track of the weather).
You clearly don't need to be anywhere near as advanced a climber as you do for the others listed in the thread, plus they are practically on the doorstep (though there are usually a few casualties each year, usually people getting lost, falling into a bog or not keeping a track of the weather).
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I suppose Mt Mitchell in NC might give you the best chance of any of that. It's the tallest in NC, tallest in the Appalachians, and the tallest east of the Mississippi. Even Mauna Kea in Hawaii is pretty cold at the top and can involve alt sickness.
I went to climb Mt Marcy a few years ago in the Daks, upstate NY. Another winter climb. It was supposed to be -20°. It's 12 miles out and back so you really should start as far out on the mountain as you can, otherwise it would take you all day or longer. I went all the way out to base camp, set up my tent, and got situated for what was going to be a long and cold night. After a few hours of freezing my *** off I decided to call it quits. My sleeping bag wasn't rated for that kind of cold and I probably would have gotten sick. So I packed all my stuff up, hiked back to my truck, and drove the 4 hours to get home. What a waste!
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I suppose Mt Mitchell in NC might give you the best chance of any of that. It's the tallest in NC, tallest in the Appalachians, and the tallest east of the Mississippi.
As a kid I went to Camp Modamin every summer and one year we hiked Linville Gorge to Mt Mitchell. To this day it's one of my favorite memories. I love the Pisgahs.
There's a camping ground not too far from where I am (edit: where my parents live, not used to not being there anymore) with three 2.6kft mountains. Replace hot tubs with lake and cocktail with hot beer and that's about it
I've done two of them in the same day, it's more hiking trails then actual hiking. Sadly those are the highest peaks of the maritime provinces.
There are smaller, less dangerous mountains one could climb to get that view.
Also a good place to ride a body.
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Recap of the 2012 season on Everest
http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2012/05/30/everest-2012-season-recap-a-study-in-risk-management/
Have to hand it to Russell Brice. I have issues with them making a tv show out of Everest, but I respect him more now for making the call he did.
http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2012/05/30/everest-2012-season-recap-a-study-in-risk-management/
Have to hand it to Russell Brice. I have issues with them making a tv show out of Everest, but I respect him more now for making the call he did.
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That's exactly what I was pointing out
Now go tell that website I was referring to that doesn't list it under their "8,000ers" It's got 13 peaks on the list. Anybody who's into mountaineering knows there are 14.
The less training, the greater the risk. Everest is a dump, and a far too crowded place for my tastes. It isn't even that beautiful. We should be happy that other big ones are simply too technical and demanding so that they won't ever be commercially exploited.
I've seen Annapurna 1 from the north glacier, with the sickle glacier on top, the Great Barrier to my left and the Nilgiris behind me. I've seen the 4k high south wall of Dhaulagiri. I've stood on French Pass looking at its massive north face. And that's only a small part of the Himalaya to begin with. The Himalaya is so big and so beautiful!! And not to forget the people living there, the nicest people I've met.
Why would anyone do things they aren't ready for?, such as climbing Everest? All respect to these people, but if you look at it, it's like asking for it.
I've seen Annapurna 1 from the north glacier, with the sickle glacier on top, the Great Barrier to my left and the Nilgiris behind me. I've seen the 4k high south wall of Dhaulagiri. I've stood on French Pass looking at its massive north face. And that's only a small part of the Himalaya to begin with. The Himalaya is so big and so beautiful!! And not to forget the people living there, the nicest people I've met.
Why would anyone do things they aren't ready for?, such as climbing Everest? All respect to these people, but if you look at it, it's like asking for it.
