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The Sherpas will be having to hump a bunch of buckets of KFC to base camp. That ain't the hard part, it's what's for dessert that's the hard part.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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gose n schitt
take me bek.
lolol,....
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If they see any big rams up there, let me know. Otherwise, never mind. I hope they enjoy every minute of their important, selfless adventure.
"Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
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Speaking of racism...
I just watched Apollo 13. Every astronaut, and every technician at Houston Control was a white male. The Horror! And no females.
Don't blame me. I voted for Trump.
Democrats would burn this country to the ground, if they could rule over the ashes.
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Just proves what a bunch of racists those mountain climbers are. You never seem to see any diversity there. Now we can have affirmative action mountain climbers.
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Looks like all the jigs are up.
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I suppose in the grand scheme of 'equality', Mt Everest is as level a playing field as any that exist.
One mistake, one bad decision, is all it takes to die, with absolutely no consideration whatsoever towards race, gender, sexual identity, etc, etc. MM you always beat me , my response was practically identical.
Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....
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Historically there haven't been a lot of black climbers. If a group of them wants to climb Everest, why not? But for diversity? Pure BS.
This seems more like a political statement than anything. If that's the case, most of the group are probably not serious climbers, and the Sherpas and guides will have to drag them up the mountain.
Everest has become sort of rich person's playground in recent years, with the well heeled hiring guides to get them to the summit so they can brag about it.
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Bitches and fotys
Helicopterra on dubs Wiki; Can a helicopter land on Mount Everest? The simple and direct answer of this question is YES a helicopter can land to the Mount Everest summit. Some people did it already in the history but it’s not a common practice. Photo-Op >we out. Bit of Photoshop >we did it, it wasn't that hard.yo Bitches and fotys
Helicopterra on dubs Wiki; Can a helicopter land on Mount Everest? The simple and direct answer of this question is YES a helicopter can land to the Mount Everest summit. Some people did it already in the history but it’s not a common practice. Photo-Op >we out. Bit of Photoshop >we did it, it wasn't that hard.yo Mike I will look into this but I have to call BS. As far as I know they reached camp 2. But NEVER has the summit been reached by helicopter
Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....
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Decades of voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten us just that.....
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I'll bet Kobe Bryant's chopper pilot could have made it- - - - - -ALMOST!
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!
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Ok you can now rejoin your Walter Brennan movie already in progress
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If you are interested in Mt Everest, check out this documentary. A crazy Sherpa and his buddy climb Mt Everest and paraglide in tandem off the summit, setting a world record for highest paraglide. They catch an updraft and actually fly over the top of the summit. Insane. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75AvqPVuDs
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I guess they failed to realize most blacks live near the equator -where it is hot! Not many blacks like super cold weather. Hope they make it.
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Are these guys real "blue-gums", or a bunch of "high yellow" hybrids?
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!
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I suppose in the grand scheme of 'equality', Mt Everest is as level a playing field as any that exist.
One mistake, one bad decision, is all it takes to die, with absolutely no consideration whatsoever towards race, gender, sexual identity, etc, etc. MM you always beat me , my response was practically identical. Yeah I'm sure many of us were thinking along the same lines. All the factional divisions of humanity.....yet the mountain just doesn't GAF.
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Climbers from Marginalized Backgrounds
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Every expedition on Everest has to use Sherpas and they are not white. There have been a number of Japanese climbers and they are not white. There have been a number of Chinese climbers and they are not white. In 2013 a Mexican climber became the first person to climb the mountain from both the northern and southern routes in the same year and he was not white. In 2016 a female Mexican made it to the summit and she was not white. In 2003 a black man from South Africa named Sibusiso Vilane made it to the summit and he was not white. Also in 2003 the first Arab man made it to the summit and in 2013 the first Arab female made it to the summit, neither was white.
Seems to me that the ethnicities of people that made it to the top of that rock pretty much cover the whole spectrum. Just sayin...
You get out of life what you are willing to accept. If you ain't happy, do something about it!
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And as I always say
If they succeed...who gives a shît?
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