▲ 238 ▼ Blizzard strands 1,000 climbers on Mount Everest (www.dw.com) submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/world@lemmy.world 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 65 points 10 months ago (3 children) It looks like a garbage trail littered with corpses. https://allthatsinteresting.com/mount-everest-bodies permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago (4 children) The world’s largest monument to vanity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 17 points 10 months ago (3 children) Honestly, as long as the rich assholes are dying and not the native guides, I'm seeing it as a honey pot situation. Not nice for the environment there, but still a net positive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 10 months ago not the guides Bad news for ya on that front... permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago Rich don't get you up Everest. Read Into Thin Air. The climb is horrifying, even with rich people gear and Sherpa's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago Idiots have tried K2, which is more dangerous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tal@olio.cafe 7 points 10 months ago Better living through technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Delsalle Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a former fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest.[1] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago That's Dubai permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago larges mummification event in recent time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tal@olio.cafe 11 points 10 months ago Future archeologists will welcome our preserved samples of DNA the same way we did Ötzi the Iceman. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 10 months ago and POOP. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago (4 children) The world’s largest monument to vanity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 17 points 10 months ago (3 children) Honestly, as long as the rich assholes are dying and not the native guides, I'm seeing it as a honey pot situation. Not nice for the environment there, but still a net positive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 10 months ago not the guides Bad news for ya on that front... permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago Rich don't get you up Everest. Read Into Thin Air. The climb is horrifying, even with rich people gear and Sherpa's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago Idiots have tried K2, which is more dangerous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tal@olio.cafe 7 points 10 months ago Better living through technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Delsalle Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a former fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest.[1] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago That's Dubai permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago larges mummification event in recent time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 17 points 10 months ago (3 children) Honestly, as long as the rich assholes are dying and not the native guides, I'm seeing it as a honey pot situation. Not nice for the environment there, but still a net positive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 10 months ago not the guides Bad news for ya on that front... permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago Rich don't get you up Everest. Read Into Thin Air. The climb is horrifying, even with rich people gear and Sherpa's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago Idiots have tried K2, which is more dangerous. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 10 months ago not the guides Bad news for ya on that front... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago Rich don't get you up Everest. Read Into Thin Air. The climb is horrifying, even with rich people gear and Sherpa's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago Idiots have tried K2, which is more dangerous. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tal@olio.cafe 7 points 10 months ago Better living through technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Delsalle Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a former fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest.[1] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago larges mummification event in recent time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tal@olio.cafe 11 points 10 months ago Future archeologists will welcome our preserved samples of DNA the same way we did Ötzi the Iceman. permalink fedilink source parent