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Skiing Down Everest

Posted by michael on from the stupid-things-to-do-before-breakfast dept.

dalibor writes: "Tired of skiing in crowded tourist resorts? Why not ski from the top of Everest, where you can enjoy virgin snow and ski for 4,000 meters? Davo Karnicar from Slovenia is the first to have accomplished a full top-to-bottom ski descent from the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest! The event was transmited live via the Internet. http://www.everest.simobil.si/" Yahoo has a great report.

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  1. cajones by ShinerMan · · Score: 4

    "lost two fingers to frostbite when skiing down Everest in a failed attempt in 1996." he may only have 8 fingers, but he has gotta have a big set of balls to make up for it. If I lost a few fingers skiing, I would prolly switch to a different hobby, like... tv

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    mmmmmmm Shiner Bock
  2. First done in 1975. (Seriously) by scotpurl · · Score: 5

    So, yeah, first top to bottom, but not first.

    http://us.imdb.com/Title?0073340

    The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975)
    Documentary

    "A Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle, from the 26,000 foot level near the summit. This documentary chronicles this incredible feat and the tremendous task of climbing Everest itself. The narrator reads from the diary that the skier personally kept."