Just like what happened with some state cigarette taxes or funds from lawsuits that were earmarked for "smoking cession programs" and ended up being used for everything else.
I was being sarcastic but I wasn't implying Everest was easy by any means. You don't have to be the ex-president of the US to express your opinion on him and you don't have to climb Everest to comment on that either. I've only climbed in the Western Hemisphere so I haven't been on 8000m peaks but I do understand what is involved. Next to your mental and physical state your biggest obstacles on a non technical peak are objective ones, weather and your ability to function at altitude. I do think (and many writers and guides I've spoken to have said the same thing) that Everest has become a circus and with 600+ people summitting a year it isn't what it used to be. The price for climbing as a guided client is ridiculous and people either bankrupt themselves (I know one person who ruined his marriage and almost his business for it) or are relatively well to do (doctors, etc). Even if you organize your own expedition you still pay severe base camp and climber's fees. Simply being the highest though doesn't make it the most interesting.
"Under god" was added by Congress after being pushed by the Knights of Columbus in 1954 Similarly "In god we trust" was added to most coins in 1908 and on paper money in 1957. They couldn't leave well enough alone.
That story makes God look like the lazy parent. "See this box of fireworks and matches? DON'T play with them! Got it? Whatever you do don't play with these incredibly fun fireworks that I'm going to leave in the middle of your toys."
My GPS alone couldn't handle a February climb up Mt Washington NH. The batteries struggled but the worst part was the LCD screen was so cold that it was just a mottled mess. Even keeping it next to my chest in my jacket couldn't keep it warm enough. Don't depend on handheld electronics in severe cold.
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For the cost of getting up Everest I could do a handful of other equally or more interesting mountains. Hell, I could do Cho Oyu in the Himalaya and the Vinson Massif in Antartica for less than a guided trip up the Nepal side.
Ah Everest, the Las Vegas of mountaineering. I think the hardest part of Everest nowadays is getting the ~$60,000 it costs to be guided up there. It isn't much cheaper for permits to do it youself via the Nepal side either.
Let me know when they set up a network on top of K2 or Gasherbrum IV.
My first though was that it looked like a cenote. They are built from limestone though so it would have to be by a different mechanism. My other thought was it might be a lava tube or a volcanic neck where the magma settled back out. I'm surprised that it hasn't been filled in by millennia of blowing sand so it must be rather young or constantly kept clear somehow. Maybe it is an alien portal and the hollow earth people got it right but for the wrong planet.
That's a lot of pix. Remember, the biggest difference between a professional photographer and an amateur is that the pro throws away most of their photos.
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Just like what happened with some state cigarette taxes or funds from lawsuits that were earmarked for "smoking cession programs" and ended up being used for everything else.
Maybe the NSA systems are part of a botnet too!
Good luck on the Denali climb. I hope to do the West Buttress route myself someday.
I was being sarcastic but I wasn't implying Everest was easy by any means. You don't have to be the ex-president of the US to express your opinion on him and you don't have to climb Everest to comment on that either. I've only climbed in the Western Hemisphere so I haven't been on 8000m peaks but I do understand what is involved. Next to your mental and physical state your biggest obstacles on a non technical peak are objective ones, weather and your ability to function at altitude. I do think (and many writers and guides I've spoken to have said the same thing) that Everest has become a circus and with 600+ people summitting a year it isn't what it used to be. The price for climbing as a guided client is ridiculous and people either bankrupt themselves (I know one person who ruined his marriage and almost his business for it) or are relatively well to do (doctors, etc). Even if you organize your own expedition you still pay severe base camp and climber's fees. Simply being the highest though doesn't make it the most interesting.
Didn't Baldur's Gate also have a command for summoning killer chickens and Neverwinter Nights for summoning "Cows from Hell"?
Duke Nukem had a location you could only get to by cheating that said "How did you get here?"
I also thought the hidden corpse of Luke Skywalker and the "Ewoks Suck" message in Dark Forces were especially nice touches.
It is a good thing those Wright Brothers patents have expired: wing warping.
"Under god" was added by Congress after being pushed by the Knights of Columbus in 1954 Similarly "In god we trust" was added to most coins in 1908 and on paper money in 1957. They couldn't leave well enough alone.
Noah forgot to pick up the unicorns and dragons.
I just want to know how he got to South America to pick up sloths and anacondas, or why they don't have kangaroos around Mt Ararat for that matter.
That story makes God look like the lazy parent. "See this box of fireworks and matches? DON'T play with them! Got it? Whatever you do don't play with these incredibly fun fireworks that I'm going to leave in the middle of your toys."
Some people I've seen naked did commit an act of violence against my eyes.
My GPS alone couldn't handle a February climb up Mt Washington NH. The batteries struggled but the worst part was the LCD screen was so cold that it was just a mottled mess. Even keeping it next to my chest in my jacket couldn't keep it warm enough. Don't depend on handheld electronics in severe cold.
"their team is removing all the fixed ropes and ladders before they ascend"
I hope he isn't removing all of the fixed ropes and ladders from the North Route. Other climbers expect those to be there and they can be lifesavers.
It would still be more dependable than Verizon.
For the cost of getting up Everest I could do a handful of other equally or more interesting mountains. Hell, I could do Cho Oyu in the Himalaya and the Vinson Massif in Antartica for less than a guided trip up the Nepal side.
Ah Everest, the Las Vegas of mountaineering. I think the hardest part of Everest nowadays is getting the ~$60,000 it costs to be guided up there. It isn't much cheaper for permits to do it youself via the Nepal side either.
Let me know when they set up a network on top of K2 or Gasherbrum IV.
My first though was that it looked like a cenote. They are built from limestone though so it would have to be by a different mechanism. My other thought was it might be a lava tube or a volcanic neck where the magma settled back out. I'm surprised that it hasn't been filled in by millennia of blowing sand so it must be rather young or constantly kept clear somehow. Maybe it is an alien portal and the hollow earth people got it right but for the wrong planet.
Too bad the board connectors will be still have to stay the same size unless you have nanofingers too.
Do strong mints and circuit boards mix?
Great, then it turns on us and goes back in time to kill Sarah Conner.
The first thing the Dawn probe transmits apon arriving at the asteroid belt:
"My position is correct, except...no, Alderaan!"
"It ain't there. It's been totally blown away!"
Tee hee hee! I know, I know, I just couldn't stop giggling anyway.
That is still a lot of shaky video. Save your hand tremors for posterity!
That's a lot of pix. Remember, the biggest difference between a professional photographer and an amateur is that the pro throws away most of their photos.
No point in trying to stop it. People will look at sex even if they have to carve it out of stone.
His first policy change would be to block Google from all government networks.