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[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

DONT CALM DOWN, THAT WHY THEY DIED.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 6 points 2 years ago

Nah, they calmed down too late.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Good ol’ green boots - even in death you can serve as a trail marker 👍

[–] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

In 2014, Green Boots was moved to a less conspicuous location by members of a Chinese expedition.

sad trombone noises

[–] PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

I wonder if he has freezer burn yet.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Number is approx 330 people if you believe wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought it was all the Sherpas that died trying to get some rich fuck up there.

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Since 1922, when the first attempt to climb Everest was made, 193 climbers and 125 Sherpas have died on both sides of the mountain.

So it sounds like less Sherpas have died than climbers, and I'm guessing you have more than one sherpa per climber.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Those numbers seem really low for a hundred year of shenanigans. I am less concerned by the mountaineers that climbed it alongside Sherpas at one point, and am more poking at the rich dickheads who have created the climb Mt Everest industry where Sherpas make sure everything is safe before the dickhead even wakes up. All just to say they climbed the mountain. So maybe at least use statistics from the current decade. It took another 31 years since the first attempt made for an Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to succeed.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Damn, I'm gonna have to chill the fuck out then.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Ha ha ha, because mountains have snow, and snow is cold. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unmotivated people die too

[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

Usually on sofa or bed, so yeah I don't see a problem.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Heck yeah bring this to us at !demotivational@lemmy.my.id if you haven't already

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I’m sure a few of them were the loved ones of highly motivated people who got dragged along.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

i would like to post this on LinkedIn, but i am afraid i would get banned

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I dunno, rich people will no grasp on the real world spring to mind

[–] 0x96EA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This made me giggle. Thank you OP

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I climb 14ers in the western US. I'm motivated but not that motivated which is why I don't want to climb Everest and can't afford to climb Everest.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

This is my favorite today.