Fisticuffs at 7,000ft (Everest)

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Re: Fisticuffs at 7,000ft (Everest)

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tlongpine wrote:feet, meters, no big difference. ;)
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Re: Fisticuffs at 7,000ft (Everest)

Post by cheeseburglar »

They must be filming another reality show up there.
Is this the Americans fault for needing a fixed rope, or is it the real climbers fault for being on the standard route?
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cheeseburglar wrote:They must be filming another reality show up there.
Is this the Americans fault for needing a fixed rope, or is it the real climbers fault for being on the standard route?

... or the sherpas' fault ?
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"Wool Stick" would make a great 14ers handle. :mrgreen:
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Re: Fisticuffs at 7,000ft (Everest)

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Serious situation, but you have to appreciate some of the commentary:

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150 would be a formidable opponent, even if it was leprechauns or munchkins.
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Very ugly situation. Sounds like the sherpa was having a bad day.
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By first causing the Sherpas to go on strike, and then doing their job for them by fixing some of the lines, Steck was both embarrassing them and probably costing them money. I'm not surprised they were so angry at him. You don't mess with a man's livelihood.
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Re: Fisticuffs at 7,000ft (Everest)

Post by kushrocks »

Can you imagine even trying to fight at 24,500ft? The article makes it sounds like the Sherpa's were at fault. . . . but then again don't all articles blame the Sherpas?
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Re: Fisticuffs at 7,000ft (Everest)

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screeman57 wrote:One man's perspective:

http://www.explorersweb.com/kellogg7
Wow :wft: :wft: :wft:

You always hear about the Sherpa being the humblest and nicest people. It sounds like a few bad ones could have tarnished the name "Sherpa" on Everest for a while. It seems like each year Everest becomes more and more of a $h!t show. So sad :(
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Re: Fisticuffs at 7,000ft (Everest)

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Jim Davies wrote:By first causing the Sherpas to go on strike, and then doing their job for them by fixing some of the lines, Steck was both embarrassing them and probably costing them money. I'm not surprised they were so angry at him. You don't mess with a man's livelihood.
You cannot seriously condone lynching somebody over the Sherpas' alleged grievances. And imagine how many of them would lose their jobs if the Sherpas' image would go from nice and humble to an angry mob, causing way fewer tourists to pay to get dragged up Everest.
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