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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    One of the things my friend remembers about summiting Everest was the extreme cold.

    Out of curiosity, I checked the weather on the summit of K2 right now, It’s 8am Thursday there. The current temp is -32. No need to ask if that’s C or F.

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    @jon-nyc said in Nope:

    One of the things my friend remembers about summiting Everest

    I love it when you verb nouns.

    (See "I aged out of it" thread)

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • Aqua's SisterA Aqua's Sister

      @Mik said in Nope:

      If there was something up there that I wanted....

      alt text

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      @Aqua-s-Sister said in Nope:

      @Mik said in Nope:

      If there was something up there that I wanted....

      alt text

      That would involve spelunking gear, not mountain climbing…

      The Brad

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        Jon, if you haven't already, you might enjoy reading about Shane McConkey. He's billed as a professional skiier and BASE jumper, but that doesn't begin to do him justice. He did amazing feats, including skiing down a mountainside stark naked.

        I learned about him in Steve Kotler's book, The Art of Impossible, though mentions of McConkey are spread throughout so you'd have to read the whole book; not a hardship. There are YouTubes on him, and even a movie -- go here for a trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2845780/.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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        • Catseye3C Catseye3

          Jon, if you haven't already, you might enjoy reading about Shane McConkey. He's billed as a professional skiier and BASE jumper, but that doesn't begin to do him justice. He did amazing feats, including skiing down a mountainside stark naked.

          I learned about him in Steve Kotler's book, The Art of Impossible, though mentions of McConkey are spread throughout so you'd have to read the whole book; not a hardship. There are YouTubes on him, and even a movie -- go here for a trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2845780/.

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          @Catseye3 said in Nope:

          He did amazing feats, including skiing down a mountainside stark naked.

          I don't think "amazing" is the proper adjective here.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            He was so preoccupied with whether he could ski naked, he never stopped to think whether he should.

            Education is extremely important.

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            • Catseye3C Catseye3

              Jon, if you haven't already, you might enjoy reading about Shane McConkey. He's billed as a professional skiier and BASE jumper, but that doesn't begin to do him justice. He did amazing feats, including skiing down a mountainside stark naked.

              I learned about him in Steve Kotler's book, The Art of Impossible, though mentions of McConkey are spread throughout so you'd have to read the whole book; not a hardship. There are YouTubes on him, and even a movie -- go here for a trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2845780/.

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              @Catseye3 said in Nope:

              I learned about him in Steve Kotler's book, The Art of Impossible, though mentions of McConkey are spread throughout so you'd have to read the whole book; not a hardship.

              Jon, very sorry -- I recommended the wrong book to you above. The one I had in mind is The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance. I regret this error; I hope you didn't spend a lot of time on the wrong book.

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG George K

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                  @George-K said in Nope:

                  I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    @George-K said in Nope:

                    I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

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                    @Horace said in Nope:

                    I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

                    So maybe if your plane had crashed up there and you found that your headphones had landed on the other side of the chasm? That would be annoying. Then, you'd get there and you'd find they were somebody else's headphones after all.

                    I was only joking

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                      @Horace said in Nope:

                      I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

                      So maybe if your plane had crashed up there and you found that your headphones had landed on the other side of the chasm? That would be annoying. Then, you'd get there and you'd find they were somebody else's headphones after all.

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                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Nope:

                      @Horace said in Nope:

                      I might try that if I was already up there for some other reason, but I wouldn’t go up there just to do that.

                      So maybe if your plane had crashed up there and you found that your headphones had landed on the other side of the chasm? That would be annoying. Then, you'd get there and you'd find they were somebody else's headphones after all.

                      My rule of thumb is that, after a plane crash on a craggy peak, it's finder's keepers.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                        No helmet, what an idiot

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                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            What’s the point?

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              Speaking of "nope."

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Only non-witches get due process.

                                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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                                  @jon-nyc I’ve heard she’s attached via rope. But still.

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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      Holey Moley. Just sitting here and watching this in the safety of my house gave me serious heebies. 😨

                                      Coming out of those tunnels must have been terrifying . . . he was at first blinded.

                                      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                        @George-K said in Nope:

                                        What does he do if he runs into somebody coming the other way?

                                        I was only joking

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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