A Man Who Raced to Tell the World That Mount Everest Had Been Climbed
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Re: A Man Who Raced to Tell the World That Mount Everest Had Been Climbed
#2Poor guy wasn't even mentioned on Wikipedia's sherpa's list [1].
As of today he is...
Re: A Man Who Raced to Tell the World That Mount Everest Had Been Climbed
#3It's funny that they mention a Canadian climber being a threat to the Crown getting the Everest mantle. Pretty sure in the 1940s Canadians were still British subjects, much like Kiwis (of which Hillary was one). So, a Canadian summiting would have been the same as a Kiwi summiting.
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#4It's funny that they mention a Canadian climber being a threat to the Crown getting the Everest mantle. Pretty sure in the 1940s Canadians were still British subjects, much like Kiwis (of which Hillary was one). So, a Canadian summiting would have been the same as a Kiwi summiting.
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#5It's funny that they mention a Canadian climber being a threat to the Crown getting the Everest mantle. Pretty sure in the 1940s Canadians were still British subjects, much like Kiwis (of which Hillary was one). So, a Canadian summiting would have been the same as a Kiwi summiting.
It’s all a matter of perspective. Despite being British subjects Canadians still had their own sense of identity, as did Kiwis.
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#6It's funny that they mention a Canadian climber being a threat to the Crown getting the Everest mantle. Pretty sure in the 1940s Canadians were still British subjects, much like Kiwis (of which Hillary was one). So, a Canadian summiting would have been the same as a Kiwi summiting.
Even though Canadian citizenship first appeared in 1947, athletes were recognised as Canadian as soon as the country was created in 1867.
The first Canadians to win a anything were the "Paris crew" who won a regatta days after the constitution. Canada started to be represented in the Olympic Games in 1900.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/paris-crew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_at_the_1900_Summer_Olym...
Re: A Man Who Raced to Tell the World That Mount Everest Had Been Climbed
#7Not sure it's so good to make promotion of Mount Everest and their climbers in the current situation.
It's full of literal shit (including the smell) and empty oxygen bottles due to too many tourists and everyday it gets worse.
It's like the highest open defecation place in the world.
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/pea...
though there are some initiatives to solve that: https://www.mensjournal.com/pursuits/mountaineering-report/t...
Re: A Man Who Raced to Tell the World That Mount Everest Had Been Climbed
#8It's funny that they mention a Canadian climber being a threat to the Crown getting the Everest mantle. Pretty sure in the 1940s Canadians were still British subjects, much like Kiwis (of which Hillary was one). So, a Canadian summiting would have been the same as a Kiwi summiting.
I was waiting for the article to acknowledge that Hillary was from New Zealand, but it's never mentioned.
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#9Not sure it's so good to make promotion of Mount Everest and their climbers in the current situation. It's full of literal shit (including the smell) and empty oxygen bottles due to too many tourists and everyday it gets worse. It's like the highest open defecation place in the world. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/pea... though there are some initiatives to solve that: https://www.mensjourn…
It'll only get worse.
Management of Mt Everest falls under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, and each Minister lasts barely a year because Nepali politics is extremely unstable because Ministries are given to critical MPs who can make or break a government.
Expect more permits to be issued and way less support and cleaning especially because Nepal has some systemic economic issues right now.
Re: A Man Who Raced to Tell the World That Mount Everest Had Been Climbed
#10Not sure it's so good to make promotion of Mount Everest and their climbers in the current situation. It's full of literal shit (including the smell) and empty oxygen bottles due to too many tourists and everyday it gets worse. It's like the highest open defecation place in the world. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/pea... though there are some initiatives to solve that: https://www.mensjourn…
So we should just ignore previous accomplishments I guess...