Wilpwned: Hate/Pity/Laugh at the Mets 2011-12

by **Napalm** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:21:35

The Dude wrote:everest isn't the hardest

he said deadliest.

i think that's ranked in the top 10 on 3 separate lists I've seen.

by **The Dude** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:24:22

yes but i think kil is deadlier. everest has become a tourist climb in the last 20 years

by **CFP** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:35:04

z ipper wrote:anyone can climb anything with the right sherpa

by **Napalm** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:35:15

kilimanjaro might be more touristy and more accessible.

im reading up on it now, 8-9 people out of 30,000 die per year on kilimanjaro, most of them to heart attacks or mountain sickness.

everest sees less than 350 people a year, with 2-7 deaths per year since 98, and I cant find figures since '06.

either way, i dont know if dickey is planning to reach the summit, but i doubt he can. 12,000 out of those 30,000 never make it to the top, but turn around instead.

by **jamiethekiller** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:37:19

i didn't say hardest. i said deadliest.

Some estimate that more people have died to date trekking up Kilimanjaro than Mount Everest but Everest is attempted by significantly fewer climbers.[citation needed] In August 2007 four trekkers died within a week underscoring the point that trekking to the summit should not be taken casually. Multiple people (trekkers, porters, and guides) die on the mountain each year.

from the wiki

by **FTN** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:37:58

Napalm wrote:
The Dude wrote:everest isn't the hardest

he said deadliest.

i think that's ranked in the top 10 on 3 separate lists I've seen.

Annapurna I is the deadliest of the eight-thousanders.

Everest is 10th out of 14.

K2 is still 2nd.

by **FTN** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:39:06

the death rate is 38% for Annapurna. Pretty damn staggering.

by **Napalm** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:41:13

i wonder if the mets are hoping he gets hurt so they can void the deal

by **FTN** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:42:38

i remember reading about this a while ago and posting it in the things that blow your mind thread.

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain of the world with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) and located along the India-Nepal border in the Himalayas. Kangchenjunga is also the name of the section of the Himalayas and means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 m (27,720 ft). The treasures represent the five repositories of God, which are gold, silver, gems, grain, and holy books.

Three of the five peaks – main, central, and south – are on the border of North Sikkim in India and Taplejung District of Nepal, while the other two are completely in Taplejung District. The Kangchenjunga Himal includes twelve more peaks over 7,000 m (23,000 ft).

by **jamiethekiller** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:44:58

i love mountains.

i know the death percentage isn't there on mt. kilim but it still kills a lot of people.

by **The B1G Piece** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:48:53

Only way he can escape being a Met, climb a fucking mountain.

by **SK790** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:53:38

thanks a lot you assholes, now i'm going to spend the next 30 minutes reading about moutains.

by **Napalm** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 20:55:31

The B1G Piece wrote:Only way he can escape being a Met, climb a fucking mountain.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 803AA9YaAc

by **Soren** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 21:04:19

SK790 wrote:thanks a lot you asshat, now i'm going to spend the next 30 minutes reading about moutains.

+1

by **Monkeyboy** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 21:05:10

I know 3 people who have climbed kil. Two of them almost died.... of malaria. Ok, really just one (his organs shut down), but two got malaria.

by **SK790** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 21:06:19

Soren wrote:
SK790 wrote:thanks a lot you asshat, now i'm going to spend the next 30 minutes reading about moutains.

+1

this is the most awesome view

can't wait to go to mt. rainier.

by **FTN** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 21:11:14

from what ive read about the eight thousanders, most people cant deal with the air pressure/lack of oxygen and that is ultimately what forces people to give up, not the difficulty of the terrain, the intense cold or the hurricane force winds.

by **FTN** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 21:13:40

there really are no words.

by **Napalm** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 21:17:46

FTN wrote:from what ive read about the eight thousanders, most people cant deal with the air pressure/lack of oxygen and that is ultimately what forces people to give up, not the difficulty of the terrain, the intense cold or the hurricane force winds.

wouldn't the altitude be a part of how deadly it is though?

by **WheelsFellOff** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 21:20:41

FTN wrote:from what ive read about the eight thousanders, most people cant deal with the air pressure/lack of oxygen and that is ultimately what forces people to give up, not the difficulty of the terrain, the intense cold or the hurricane force winds.

Based on nothing more than a hundred yard dash in snow at ~11,000 ft... I'd say anything over 4km is asking for trouble.

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