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| Genocide Junkie |
 12/20/06 4:57pm
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 Major General  Group: {MOB} Posts: 1912 Joined: July 16th 2006 Member No.: 1843 Xfire: destructionoverdrive  |
Has anyone seen this on Discovery? I am amazed at the depths of human stupidity after watching this show. These guys documented climbing Mt. Everest and lastnight it was showing guys as they neared the summit. There were guys that could barely move yet had to be begged to turn around so that they wouldnt die trying to reach the summit. They showed the bodies strawn along their path where people had died on the Mtn in the past. They also passed a guy who was litterally left for dead. The guy was out of oxygen and frostbit. His team had left him there alone. The documenting team was trying to decide if they should give him oxygen or not. They gave him a few breaths but had to argue about if they should give him more which would have endangered all their lives. So they litterally had to walk away from this dying man on Mt. Everest. There are hundereds of unrecovered dead bodies on the mountain because it is next to impossible to recover them. Yet these morons keep going there and trying to get to the top. People have already been there. It's got snow on it and it's real tall. I've seen pictures. There's nothing there. No riches, women, or heaven. I know it's a great view but a postcard will do just fine for me. I can't understand why anyone with any sense would endanger their lives to do this.
Junkie --------------------  Give a man a match and he's warm for a min. Set him on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. |
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| Spectre |
12/20/06 5:27pm
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 Second Lieutenant  Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 430 Joined: February 23rd 2005 From: North Carolina Member No.: 1084 |
Alot of people have climbed it. But no1 has been to the highest peak.
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| -Snowman- |
12/21/06 5:17pm
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 First Lieutenant Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 147 Joined: September 28th 2006 From: Vermilion, Ohio Member No.: 2017 |
I've watched a few episodes of this show. I found it very sad that here is this beautiful snow capped mountain the tallest in the world at that, and all of these morons leave there garbage on the summit, in particular the oxygen tanks that they have to lug up all that way, they’re everywhere! How sad.
Then… ohhh…. to top it all off, the line at the summit! THERE’S A FREAKIN LINE at the summit. YOU HAVE TO WAIT in line to have your turn to sit at the summit ounce you risked your life to get there. CRAZY --------------------  |
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| Ouch |
12/21/06 6:01pm
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Lol i have been watching it also. I have just seen the first two episodes. These people also had to come up with $40,000 dollars each to do this.
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| Crazy Canuck |
12/21/06 6:16pm
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 Major General Group: {MOB} Posts: 1862 Joined: September 24th 2005 From: SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA Member No.: 1361 Xfire: sgwoopass |
all just to say "I DID IT!" I have to say i'm with ya on this one junkie. Seen a picture and was pretty satisfied with that. be nice to check it out with a spotting scope maybee. seeing as there's nothing at the top but a more dangerous climb to the bottom, IMO it takes a fairly retarded person to risk everything on saying "I DID IT"! I'll stick with "I SAW IT"!
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| Cpt. Snot Rocket |
12/21/06 6:22pm
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 Colonel Group: {MOB} Posts: 1304 Joined: February 26th 2006 From: South Bend, IN Member No.: 1615 |
QUOTE(-Snowman- @ 12/21/06 5:17pm)  I've watched a few episodes of this show. I found it very sad that here is this beautiful snow capped mountain the tallest in the world at that, and all of these morons leave there garbage on the summit, in particular the oxygen tanks that they have to lug up all that way, they’re everywhere! Thats a great point Snowman! Why in the heck don't we dump our garbage up on top of mountains tops. Only a few stupid people go there anyway. Get that garbage out of our local communities to somewhere where nobody see's and smells it. --------------------  "The most terrifying words in the English language are; I'm from the government and I'm here to help." – Ronald Reagan |
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| Genocide Junkie |
12/22/06 3:45pm
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Major General Group: {MOB} Posts: 1912 Joined: July 16th 2006 Member No.: 1843 Xfire: destructionoverdrive |
QUOTE(Ouch @ 12/21/06 5:01pm) Lol i have been watching it also. I have just seen the first two episodes. These people also had to come up with $40,000 dollars each to do this. Wow. The stupidity deepens. The compassionate part of me wants to feel bad for them. The logical, common sense, self preserving part of me that I normally listen to says that they are morons and deserve a cold oxygen deprived death for being arrogant enough to think they are above natures fury. So much good could be done with that $40,000 each they are blowing on their arrogance. Junkie -------------------- Give a man a match and he's warm for a min. Set him on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. |
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| T/A6Pak |
12/22/06 5:36pm
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 Major General Group: {MOB} Posts: 3274 Joined: January 14th 2006 Member No.: 1535 |
Warm weather, sandy white beaches and a frosty drink is more my style. Although, I love to ski... the thought of a weeks vaction would go to Bora Bora.
I will super-impose my pic on the Mt.Everst and throw in a little trash...then I can say: I did it..LOL T/A6Pak Mt.Everest sure is beautiful Hey Geno, maybe you can have your boss go climb Mt.Everest. It would get her out of your hair forever..LOL This post has been edited by T/A6Pak: 12/22/06 5:37pm --------------------  Signature designed by Old Man Mike Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.  |
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12/22/06 5:56pm
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Major General  Group: Forum Member Posts: 1567 Joined: March 8th 2006 Member No.: 1631 |
QUOTE(Crazy Canuck @ 12/21/06 5:16pm) all just to say "I DID IT!" I have to say i'm with ya on this one junkie. Seen a picture and was pretty satisfied with that. be nice to check it out with a spotting scope maybee. seeing as there's nothing at the top but a more dangerous climb to the bottom, IMO it takes a fairly retarded person to risk everything on saying "I DID IT"! I'll stick with "I SAW IT"! I wouldn't even waste the time nor the effort to go to the mall and buy the T shirt! |
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