[Vanderson00]

I never knew this, that is so weird.

[iamtheMINDFREAK]

Interesting! great post.

[Mietzefratze]

Nice post. And even learned a new interesting fact about this weird world.

[Cumulonimbus]

Great post! Thanks for the outstanding pics and information

[northernlights]

thats some interesting stuff

[johnleeknoefler]

Originally Posted by dooflotchie ↗

I go to Wikipedia every day, especially when I'm bored. I usually start doing something I call "link hopping" there and it's led me to all sorts of interesting things. My husband just shakes his head and says, "You read some weird shit."

Finding out about the dead climbers left on Mt. Everest surprised me and seeing pictures of them makes me feel sad. There are plenty of stories out there that tell of people on their way to the summit finding others near death and just leaving them to die while they keep going on. One man, Beck Weathers, survived being left for dead during a 1996 climb which turned out to be the year with the most Everest deaths ever. In 2006 the first double amputee to reach the summit was also heavily criticised for leaving an English climber(David Sharp) to die.

A lot of people say it's just too dangerous to remove the bodies that are visible, but I have to wonder if it's more about the tens of thousands of dollars being spent by the climbers who would not want absolutely anything to ruin their chance at getting to the top of the highest mountain in the world. Just getting a permit to climb from the Nepalese or Chinese government costs between $25,000 and $50,000. Then there's the money for expensive climbing gear, transportation, food, oxygen and hiring Sherpas to mule all that stuff up to the base camps.

I guess all that is worth more than a person's life, huh?

"I guess all that is worth more than a person's life, huh?"

I think you kinda miss the point. Did you ever climb anything? I did once climb a small mountain as a teenager. I only climbed above the frost line a couple hundred feet. And I did alot of thinking. And later I read alot of stories on the topic. To die on a mountain is tragic. But the climbers (at least some of them) feel a bit like it's an honor to be there forever. If you die there you are immortal. At least your memory is forced on every climber who sees you. And you never leave the mountain. So it's no disrespect to stay up there year after year where you are preserved. Besides, their life is already gone. So you are not saving a life. You are just "rescuing" a stupid corpse that long ago became part of the mountain and a legend as well.

[MisterX]

[DiamondSmiles]

The second guy looks like he's frozen in time. He appears to be trying to sit up and just froze in that position. Creepy!

[BrownFountain]

Very interesting.

[Sadisticfucker]

Originally Posted by pavester ↗

This guy died masturbating !!!