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There is a pretty cool Netflix series on Everest. Wonder what it costs? Close to $200K I would guess.

This is what it looked like:

That's crazy.

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Rob Hall?

They're freaking nuts.

Looks like that would suck.

Got a chance to talk to a couple guys who climbed Everest on different occasions. One said he initially thought it was great but as the years went by after the climb he began to notice his memory was not what it was pre-climb and figured the time spent in oxygen debt while in the "death zone" did more damage to his brain than he would have liked and was concerned about future dementia issues as he got older.

The other told the tale of spending a night at the last camp before his summit push puking into a cook pot and spewing diarrhea from the other end, his butt sticking out the tent door while 60+ MPH winds lashed his naked tenders and a$$.
Now THAT sounded like fun!

I have no need to prove anything to myself or others.




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Me neither. Climbing Mt. Everest has absolutely zero benefit to mankind and doesn’t impress me at all. Those that have been of service to their neighbor, friends, church, etc are far more impressive than some liberal taking advantage of an entire culture by appropriating them to be their porters. It’s no longer a feat of epic proportions like it was for Norgay or Whittaker, it’s simply a logistical nightmare that if everything cooperates translates into a long walk uphill in an oxygen depleted environment.

Unfortunately the infusion of western money that’s paid for the privilege of “climbing” the mountain is the largest source of revenue for Nepal and the communities that support the “climbers” so they’ve become dependent upon that for survival. I have a lot of respect for the Sherpas and the life they’ve scratched out in such a harsh and unforgiving environment.

It's a big bonus for Nepal. The permit fees alone this season were $4.4 million. That's 400 climbers at $11k each. Then there's all that money the tourists spend for guides, lodging, transportation, etc. It's a major industry for Nepal for sure.

I believe thats 2 difffrent movies. Treadwll and I can't recall the others name right now.

Those two with a bow are on my list. Likely the buff won't happen as I have zero desire to ever see Africa in general, though that could change.

The grizz, well I"ll take a brown with a gun first..

And I'd love to climb Denali though I don't see that happening ever. But I am just happy with the chance to see the mountain every day while working. Even about to get ready to leave to take a flight tour with K2 Aviation here in a bit. Hope it clears some, but its my only chance currently.

Everest, I could see that too in a way. But I'd think the folks like me that would like to do a few like that, wouldn't care for how commercial it is now. I'm sure Denali may be similar. I know the climb window is very short. I was amazed that the flights to base camp are only about 600 bucks up to 125 pounds of gear.

I read the book "into thin air", after that I had no desire to try and climb everest. I think one of the movies was based on that book, but the book was 10x better. It's looks like its a bigger CF every year.

26,000 plus feet is not a mild peak.Even if less talked about

Denali. Please. Yep, just a nit to pick.

Scott Fischer. His mom was the salt of the earth and really sort of encouraged Scott in his endeavors. His daughter Katie is a nurse now and I think his son Andy might be in the music business.

The movie was kind of loose with Scott's portrayal. Scott was a VERY skilled climber - one of the best ever. Did the Matterhorn, K2 (which he thought was harder than Everest), and Everest without O2, plus a bunch of others. There's a video on youtube he made a few days before that ascent saying his job was to get his clients to summit and keep them alive. He died doing the latter. He went back and forth between camps and clients. He started getting sick. There were back-ups on the mountain and he was late getting to the top. Weather hit on his way down and that was it. If it was every man for himself above the dead zone, he'd be alive today.

You can get killed much closer to home, true. Three of the world's best alpine climbers were killed on Howse Peak in Alberta last month, they perished in an avalanche.

$65K in 1996

it's an entreprenuerial money making business for risk-takers who are willing to sign climbers on for the adventure who have money in their pockets.

nothing socially beneficial about it, once it was originally climbed. but, it's a fun thing to tell folks you climbed Everest, at least that's what i believe.

I've worked with three people that summited Everest.

Never met anyone that completed the Pac Trail.


I'd rather do the PCT. It honestly seems more impressive.