Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

Post by glanch » Wed, Dec 19, 2012, 8:55 PM UTC

Aardwolf wrote: post #62

PhrosTT wrote: post #41

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For those looking: 1. Of the 3 mountains, look at the peak of the center one (Lhotse). 2. Below that, the right half is big chunky snow, and the left half is smooth, icey looking snow. 3. Look at the line where the smooth left half meets the chunky right half. - Halfway up that you can find CAMP 3. [You'll see little ant people marching up that centerline - follow them to their tents.] Also once you see CAMP 3, you a…

Thanks for this explanation, I wouldn't have seen that part otherwise. At first I wasn't sure which peak you meant exactly, but once I picked the right one I found it. None of those little ant people are really climbing though. Also, the resolution should have been much more than a gigapixel to make that part more interesting :) I immediately saw the HUGE tent camp in the front though.

Post by johnnymonster » Wed, Dec 19, 2012, 9:09 PM UTC

Post by matwood » Wed, Dec 19, 2012, 9:12 PM UTC

crikli wrote: post #89

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There are far deadlier mountains out there than Everest. I think the current death rate is around 5%. Annapurna has killed about 35% of the climbers that attempted. It has gotten to the point where there are basically proven (about as much as you can for something so dangerous) methods of getting to the top. "Into Thin Air" is a great book on the journey (the very bad , and the good) to the top.

I always thought about doing Everest if I could ever afford it. You know, one those idle "I'll do that someday thoughts" we all have. Once I hit the "I could afford this" point I started researching Everest...read Into Thin Air, Dark Summit, No Shortcuts to the Top, etc., watched every documentary I could get my hands on, even talked with one of the climbers featured on the Discovery series that featured Russel Brice…

Post by strongriley » Wed, Dec 19, 2012, 9:16 PM UTC

PhrosTT wrote: post #41

jasonkester wrote: post #20

Looks like there's a few on the icefall. Follow the line of garbage, then up and across the fall. The only hard part is dealing with the inverted mouse movement on the interface. Why would they do that???

For those looking: 1. Of the 3 mountains, look at the peak of the center one (Lhotse). 2. Below that, the right half is big chunky snow, and the left half is smooth, icey looking snow. 3. Look at the line where the smooth left half meets the chunky right half. - Halfway up that you can find CAMP 3. [You'll see little ant people marching up that centerline - follow them to their tents.] Also once you see CAMP 3, you a…

Post by fictorial » Wed, Dec 19, 2012, 9:35 PM UTC

teufelabgott wrote: post #111

moe wrote: post #77

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For anyone who is still looking: http://f.cl.ly/items/3w2j2h0a1a3h0M1K0i3l/ppl.jpg (you can only see the people at max zoom-level, they are really tiny)

I've found this lonely guy http://cl.ly/image/221I0N1x1c1Y