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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. New RFC by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    ip over sherpa carriers with quality of service

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
    1. Re:New RFC by Jeek+Elemental · · Score: 5, Funny

      to get on sherpa shitlist, ping -f basecamp

  2. Man ... by iknowcss · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it was me, I wouldn't have filmed on the side of Mt. Everest. If I ever get the time and money, I'm going to climb to the top of The Mountain with a laptop and a monster of a directional wifi antenna, sit at its peak, come to slashdot, and comment "frist pots frum EVEREST."

    You will all envy me. Or mod me as troll. I'M THE MOUNTAIN TROLL.

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    Life is rarely fair. Cherish the moments when there is a right answer.
  3. What an Elite Article! by Luscious868 · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article:

    .. I would join up with an elite crew of climbers, cameramen and production personnel ...

    ... we had both a production leader, Anthony Geffen, world renowned documentary producer, and elite climber, ...

    ... I teamed up with gadget guru and professional climber, Kevin Thaw (http://www.kevinthaw.com), often heralded as Britain's best all-round climber ...

    ... where we found our complimentary skills and synergy allowed us to produce top quality work ...

    ... We endured torrential downpours and hacked with machetes for days through triple canopy rain forest ...

    ... As for myself, I had a variety of skills that led to my recruitment for this project ...

    Apparently all he's missing a cape with a big fat S on his chest.

  4. Whoa, holy crap! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    A geek on Everest??? Why is his moms basement all the way up there?!