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Never one to be slow on the uptake I recently finished Jon Krakauer's book about the total fuck up that was the 1996 Mt Everest expedition that killed 9 climbers . Was a totally engrossing , vivid read . Made you feel like you were right there with these people. Beck Weathers story of survival alone is almost unbelievable. Anyone else have thoughts on this? Next ill be reading that novel by that up and coming Margaret Mitchell.

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Never one to be slow on the uptake I recently finished Jon Krakauer's book about the total fuck up that was the 1996 Mt Everest expedition that killed 9 climbers . Was a totally engrossing , vivid read . Made you feel like you were right there with these people. Beck Weathers story of survival alone is almost unbelievable. Anyone else have thoughts on this? Next ill be reading that novel by that up and coming Margaret Mitchell.


:lol:

I really enjoyed it.

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I find the amateur idiots that try to climb Everest a fascinating topic.
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Amateur climbers aren't allowed to climb Everest.

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Take that KDdidit.

If that is your real name...

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Amateur climbers aren't allowed to climb Everest.



Tell that to JBL, who plans to do it next year.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/20/3011930/john-bradshaw-layfield-climbing.html

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Don Tiny wrote:
Frank Coztansa wrote:
Amateur climbers aren't allowed to climb Everest.



Tell that to JBL, who plans to do it next year.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/20/3011930/john-bradshaw-layfield-climbing.html


He's a pro.

That'll be at least his fourth climb.

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The athlete has taken the challenge incredibly seriously with an intense regimen he juggles with his busy schedule. The hard work has already paid off.

“I train with a backpack probably four to five days a week,” Layfield said. “I train three to five hours at a time. As far as roadwork and hiking, I probably do 60 to 70 miles a week. I have a 12-mile track, an 18-mile track and a six-mile track. So it depends on how much time I have in the day where I will do one of those. What I learned before with Elbrus was I used a marathon training system, but the problem is you just don’t do one marathon. You do a marathon every single day. So you climb 12 hours one day, go to bed at altitude, and then you wake up and climb 12 hours again. So it’s repetitive.
As I said, amateurs don't climb Everest.

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The athlete has taken the challenge incredibly seriously with an intense regimen he juggles with his busy schedule. The hard work has already paid off.

“I train with a backpack probably four to five days a week,” Layfield said. “I train three to five hours at a time. As far as roadwork and hiking, I probably do 60 to 70 miles a week. I have a 12-mile track, an 18-mile track and a six-mile track. So it depends on how much time I have in the day where I will do one of those. What I learned before with Elbrus was I used a marathon training system, but the problem is you just don’t do one marathon. You do a marathon every single day. So you climb 12 hours one day, go to bed at altitude, and then you wake up and climb 12 hours again. So it’s repetitive.
As I said, amateurs don't climb Everest.

What are the 4 Major mountains to climb? Because if you don't climb at least 1 of those a year, you have only had a good year.

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The athlete has taken the challenge incredibly seriously with an intense regimen he juggles with his busy schedule. The hard work has already paid off.

“I train with a backpack probably four to five days a week,” Layfield said. “I train three to five hours at a time. As far as roadwork and hiking, I probably do 60 to 70 miles a week. I have a 12-mile track, an 18-mile track and a six-mile track. So it depends on how much time I have in the day where I will do one of those. What I learned before with Elbrus was I used a marathon training system, but the problem is you just don’t do one marathon. You do a marathon every single day. So you climb 12 hours one day, go to bed at altitude, and then you wake up and climb 12 hours again. So it’s repetitive.
As I said, amateurs don't climb Everest.

What are the 4 Major mountains to climb? Because if you don't climb at least 1 of those a year, you have only had a good year.

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I know it was a joke but...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Summits

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What are the 4 Major mountains to climb? Because if you don't climb at least 1 of those a year, you have only had a good year.
Splash, Space, Moron, and Ice.

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I thought you got Ice Mountain for free Frank?

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What are the 4 Major mountains to climb? Because if you don't climb at least 1 of those a year, you have only had a good year.


Mole Hill although some don't consider it a mountain.

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All kinds of inexperienced climbers try Everest. If you've got the money, you can climb. One of the main issues with climbing it is the bottlenecks the amount of climbers cause.

http://www.ibtimes.com/amateurs-invade- ... ts-1273783

I haven't read Into Thin Air but Into The Wild was great and Krakauer touches on his own climbing experiences and the Into Thin Air story in that.

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Everest is a tourist trap. All sorts of people who have no business being up there put it on their bucket list and pay Sherpas to haul their asses up the mountain with no training. The countries don't care if they're pro or not because of $$$.
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Was 65 grand per person back in 96 when this happened. Can only imagine what it is now . Only a tourist trap for the very wealthy at those prices.

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Make sure to take pictures with Green Boots and the other 200+ dead climbers frozen to the mountain.
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Fascinating story and a great example of the power of the mountains...

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Fascinating story and a great example of the power of the mountains...



Are you named after the Taiwanese guide?

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I took a plane up to the base camp of Mt. McKinley. That was enough of mountain climbing for me.

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it's easily his best book. i still remember reading it about 10-11 years ago because i've always been fascinated by everest. he is such a good storyteller and really puts you right in that mountain.

they made a horrible looking made for TV movie from it sometime in the late 90's and i never gave it a look because i really think if they were going to make a movie based on it, it should have been given a theatrical release with really good actors.

i've enjoyed all i've read from him but this book was an obsession with me. i couldn't put it down.
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