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Chin finds a foot on 12:55 - Oct 11 by Swansea_Blue
That’s quite a find. I love the bit about it being sent off for DNA analysis and the explorer saying ‘duh!, it’s got a label on it dudes’.
Both Mr Chin and the journalists are not considering the possibility that Mallory could have taken Irvine's socks because it was getting a bit nippy up there. Sloppy.
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Chin finds a foot on 08:20 - Oct 13 with 777 views
It it one of those mystery's that I find intriguing
Lots of speculation either way but the general opinion is they didnt, but it would be nice to know
You forget the tantalising clue that the photo of Mallory’s wife was not found on his body - that he intended to leave at the summit
The first Brit didn’t get up Everest until 1975 so it would be nice to think these derringer doers got there 50 years earlier in their tweeds and hobnail boots.
You forget the tantalising clue that the photo of Mallory’s wife was not found on his body - that he intended to leave at the summit
The first Brit didn’t get up Everest until 1975 so it would be nice to think these derringer doers got there 50 years earlier in their tweeds and hobnail boots.
Indeed. For anyone vaguely interested in mountaineering I would highly recommend reading Ed Viesturs (first American to summit all 14 8,000m's without supplemental oxygen) book 'No shortcuts to the top'.
He is very balanced and in some ways, risk averse. For example he turned around on Annapurna 2/3 times before finally topping out. He details out the main history of all the mountains, including the golden era of Alpinism. K2's history due to its tremendous technical difficulty and northern location in the Karakorum is utterly captivating. Any books about the Matterhorn or the North face of the Eiger are generally amazing too.
Ed often says you haven't really summited if you don't get down alive. It's hauntingly relevant for this instance.
Chin finds a foot on 13:09 - Oct 13 by TractorWood
Indeed. For anyone vaguely interested in mountaineering I would highly recommend reading Ed Viesturs (first American to summit all 14 8,000m's without supplemental oxygen) book 'No shortcuts to the top'.
He is very balanced and in some ways, risk averse. For example he turned around on Annapurna 2/3 times before finally topping out. He details out the main history of all the mountains, including the golden era of Alpinism. K2's history due to its tremendous technical difficulty and northern location in the Karakorum is utterly captivating. Any books about the Matterhorn or the North face of the Eiger are generally amazing too.
Ed often says you haven't really summited if you don't get down alive. It's hauntingly relevant for this instance.
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May they rest in peace with the possibility of having had success. I remember the exhilaration of my first 4000m+ summit in the Ecrin in the Alps when almost running down with the surge of oxygen and success, May they have had that feeling and just made a small error leading to the accident.
On a side not pleased the small boys have gone to bed and the silly joking passed. Grow up
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Chin finds a foot on 14:11 - Oct 13 with 638 views
May they rest in peace with the possibility of having had success. I remember the exhilaration of my first 4000m+ summit in the Ecrin in the Alps when almost running down with the surge of oxygen and success, May they have had that feeling and just made a small error leading to the accident.
On a side not pleased the small boys have gone to bed and the silly joking passed. Grow up
I agree about the silly jokes, good everyone is toeing the line
May they rest in peace with the possibility of having had success. I remember the exhilaration of my first 4000m+ summit in the Ecrin in the Alps when almost running down with the surge of oxygen and success, May they have had that feeling and just made a small error leading to the accident.
On a side not pleased the small boys have gone to bed and the silly joking passed. Grow up
Goodness, well done you.
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Chin finds a foot on 16:25 - Oct 13 with 581 views
Goes with the Two Ronnies sketch where Ronnie Barker had to stand in at the last minute in the local Am Dram production and had to read from the script:
Cynthia (or Snythia as he pronounced it) was laying on the couch talking to him, when Barker came to the line which the playwright never intended; "Please turn over."
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