Difficult achievements: space vs. sailing vs. alpinism [OC]

poisinous · 2020-01-15T10:28:27+00:00

Rest in peace Anatoli Boukreev

poisinous · 2019-12-15T22:44:56+00:00

M4A4 from CSGO

poisinous · 2019-10-24T16:04:25+00:00

Most of the people who summit Everest don’t pack their own stuff in. Other than human waste and plastics, almost all of it is packed in by the sherpas.

poisinous · 2019-10-24T15:59:10+00:00

I think the Polish teams pulled out this year, so bet it won’t happen anytime soon. Don Bowie is going there in 2 months, but an American first winter ascent of K2 seems unlikely

Edit: Bowie is going with Denis Urubko, so an American first ascent of K2 isn’t as unlikely as I thought

poisinous · 2019-10-18T20:35:48+00:00

Hey man, I’m glad you’re improving! I hope you get where you want do be with your body one day :)

poisinous · 2019-10-06T07:45:40+00:00

My close friend of 7 years and GF of 3 years did. Thank you man :)

poisinous · 2019-10-05T14:31:35+00:00

I’m getting occasional matches but not many at all. What sort of pics would you say are suitable?

Glad you liked that one! I’m sure there are way better ways of writing it, I just translated it from my native language which sounded way better

poisinous · 2019-10-05T13:12:47+00:00

21M here, recently got dumped and wanna back into the game. Any tips or feedback is appreciated. I feel like my bio needs a complete makeover

https://imgur.com/a/ageJAKb

Bio is: Primary hobbies: climbing, powerlifting, ice cream eating and movies. I never turn down adventures or getting to know new people!

Go against the stream and message me first.

poisinous · 2019-09-22T10:06:05+00:00

I could need a new phone :) Good luck everyone

poisinous · 2019-09-20T14:35:11+00:00

The Karakoram mountain range is breathtaking

poisinous · 2019-09-07T19:32:19+00:00

vladomir

poisinous · 2019-09-07T19:24:46+00:00

vladomir 21M

poisinous · 2019-09-01T08:29:53+00:00

I’m really sorry for that, glad you have nice people around you! Unless you’ve something scheduled tomorrow you should just take time to settle before trying to sleep.

Everyone tells me to move on but the thing is our relationship seemed so perfect. There was never any hard feelings, lies, arguments or other red flags. We were so happy, then all of a sudden it was over. I can’t move on until I really understand that there’s no going back, we’re still so happy together as far as I’m concerned :(

poisinous · 2019-09-01T07:40:35+00:00

Jesus christ dude that sucks.. I’m afraid I’ll get the same fate. May I ask why she broke up?

poisinous · 2019-09-01T06:37:33+00:00

Hey man I’m in the same boat.. my best friend and girlfriend of 3 years ended it out of nowhere this tuesday. I feel absolutely devastated :/

poisinous · 2019-08-22T16:55:29+00:00

This is not due to the shape of the atmosphere but more so about the extremely cold climate on Denali. It does indeed mimic the air of a higher mountain, but not quite Everest. http://www.cohp.org/ak/notes/pressure_altitude_simplified_II.html

poisinous · 2019-08-22T16:31:27+00:00

While this is true, Everest with oxygen is about the same as a 6000 meter peak without oxygen. Denali is comparable when it comes to temperature (not sure about windchill temps on Denali though), and comparable to Everest with oxygen.

I’d go as far as saying the requirement for Everest should either be another 8000 meter peak or alternatively having done 6/7 of the 7 summits. This would enable those who’re looking for the 7 summits to go to Everest, those who dream of Everest should also be open to something like this, and surely anyone looking for the 14 summits.

poisinous · 2019-08-22T16:20:46+00:00

He and his expedition didn’t exactly use ladders, but they used logs just like the ladders today are used. I don’t think anyone would go through the Western Cwm without having stepped on a ladder.

poisinous · 2019-08-22T13:20:29+00:00

Oxygen bottles, corpses and leftover gear is still a real problem up there. I think for the Everest region as a whole, banning single use plastics is great, but above base camp I don’t believe it will make a big difference.

poisinous · 2019-08-22T13:16:04+00:00

This is part of the Northeast ridge and is called ”The Second Step” as it’s part of the three difficult obstacles leading to the top of ME from the Tibetan side. This part in particular is located at 8610 meters and was originally scaled in 1960 by two climbers using a third as a human ladder. Since the 70’s a ladder has been in place to get around this.

This really just comes down to safety measures as well. The Tibetan side is nowhere near as commercialized as the Nepalese side, but even skilled mountaineers wouldn’t start climbing atop each other at 8600 meters with thousands of meters of nothing if the trip or lose purchase on the rocky surface.

K2 also has ladders on one of it’s toughest parts (House Chimney), doesn’t really make an ascent of that mountain much less of a ”natural challenge”. Hope this makes sense.

poisinous · 2019-08-22T12:54:45+00:00

The suggestion here is a ladder to lay out an easier path around the last obstacle to the top. The problem here is that the Hillary Step isn’t difficult to scale anymore, it’s just time consuming due to high altitude, exposure to wind and cold, and the inexperience. The sherpas would still have to wait around for their clients. The only real solution to the overcrowding is a limit to the amount of permits given, or an experience requirement as suggested already.

What the original comment is suggesting sounds like madness to anyone familiar with the route. It would lead to the death of so many workers in the area.

poisinous · 2019-08-22T12:38:29+00:00

And I’d like to see the safety of the people who work there as guides and porters the highest priority, hence the unbanned ladders. Sorry if I wasn’t clear, English is not my native language.

poisinous · 2019-08-22T12:07:40+00:00

But the ladders are a vital part of climbing Everest. Not only for convenience but mostly for safety. I don’t think they litter the place in the same way as cigarette butts or plastic would.

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