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A Geek On Everest

Posted by kdawson on from the high-adventure dept.

mysterious_mark writes "Recently I was recruited by Altitude Films to be the IT geek for a filming expedition to the north side of Mount Everest. I have written an account of my experience. It is a tale of high latency, low bandwidth, blown hard drives, and frozen fingers. Summit day is June 14th. See the expedition's site for the overall picture (caution: total Flash site)."

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  1. Re:I don't want to be an ass ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    >> I'm an eagle scout so I've done a bit of camping without tents

    Clearly you must be an expert on high altitude mountaineering.