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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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    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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  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. I don't want to be an ass ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't want to sound like an ass but they're only currently at an advanced base camp according to their flash site. They've traveled (vertically) 1,200m so far and they have another 2,400m to go. It only gets worse and steeper the higher up you climb too. So you've spent 30 days so far according to your clock & you want to hit that summit by June 14th? Good luck and may god (of your choice) be with you, hundreds of people have lost their lives due to stupidity & ill preparation.

    I can't say I've ever done anything like this, though I've read a lot of books about it. For public consumption, I heavily recommend "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. Read it before the movie comes out--movies are always so much worse than books.

  5. Unbefreakinglievable by Otter · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The comments here are like a parody of IT Guy obnoxiousness. Mark Kahrl is hauling gear up to 21,000 feet and updating a website at sub-freezing temperatures and no oxygen. And summiting Mounrt Everest next week.

    Meanwhile, a bunch of IT dorks who a) have a 70% chance of developing a basic LAMP site correctly at sea level and b) a 15% chance of walking around the block without stopping for breath are sneering at him for -- using Flash.

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

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