AnchoriteMagus

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[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

“The appeals we saw immediately overturned my understanding, including my understanding of what war means for Russians,” he said. “How unhappy our society is, how many people have lost their brothers, fathers, husbands, how much they suffer from this, and how much they face indifference from the state and government officials in their attempts to find or bring back their relatives.”

Cue the tankie outrage battalion in 3...2...1...

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now, the dude who climbed it with no oxygen and then skied all the way back to base camp, THAT was impressive.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

A lot. The weather on Everest can turn on a dime, and if you don't turn around and start back at the first sign of inclement weather, it can blow up in an instant and murder you.

Tons of summit attempts end with having to be abandoned just short of the finish.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

There are. Of the 344 people who have died attempting the summit, at least 200 are still up there. You're literally in the process of slowly dying above the 8000 meter mark, which is why it's always deemed too dangerous to try and retrieve them.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Close the mountain. If you can't take care of it, you don't deserve to get to climb it.