tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post230199500182144439..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Heights of MadnessAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-903974589851733932017-12-16T12:42:25.045-05:002017-12-16T12:42:25.045-05:00It's still quite an accomplishment; if one has...It's still quite an accomplishment; if one has any reservations about their survival abilities, climbing Everest should settle it once and for all. Now there are climbers who say that using supplemental oxygen is cheating. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-23348638841545710292017-12-16T12:39:15.689-05:002017-12-16T12:39:15.689-05:00I'm with you, Lisabet. I'll take my kicks ...I'm with you, Lisabet. I'll take my kicks at sea level, thank you.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36651299232593179442017-12-16T08:35:16.675-05:002017-12-16T08:35:16.675-05:00I can somewhat understand when Mallory (who died t...I can somewhat understand when Mallory (who died trying, as I recall) said he wanted to climb it "Because it's there," the implication being "there and not yet climbed by anyone." Madness, yes, but the lure of being the first was powerful. Now, though, when so many people have "conquered" the mountain, with so much better equipment than Mallory or Hillary had, it seems the height of madness to risk so much just to join the "also-climbed" club.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88827820176259310782017-12-16T08:20:59.949-05:002017-12-16T08:20:59.949-05:00I have to say, to even attempt that seems insane. ...I have to say, to even attempt that seems insane. I cannot begin to identify with someone who would feel this "accomplishment" is important.<br /><br />But then, they'd probably think me a dull-witted coward who cannot appreciate the grandeur of their ambitions. Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45889794663301416112017-12-15T12:18:02.313-05:002017-12-15T12:18:02.313-05:00Another wonderful adventure story you may be famil...Another wonderful adventure story you may be familiar with is your country's tale of Cooper's Creek. What a study in hubris and irony.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-83217529852022477472017-12-15T11:56:05.178-05:002017-12-15T11:56:05.178-05:00Thanks Sacchi.
I'll probably read that, now t...Thanks Sacchi.<br /><br />I'll probably read that, now that I see what a super job Krakauer did with this.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-51171549964819374552017-12-15T11:53:35.611-05:002017-12-15T11:53:35.611-05:00Yes-- same expedition. I'll have to look for t...Yes-- same expedition. I'll have to look for that on Netflix. If you like that type of adventure story, one of the best I've read is "Lost City of the Incas" by Hiram Bingham Jr." It tells of the search and finding of Machu Picchu.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36920568751507145312017-12-15T10:46:12.312-05:002017-12-15T10:46:12.312-05:00I've heard a lot about this book but haven'...I've heard a lot about this book but haven't read it. However, i've read "Into the Wild," which seems to illustrate a similar form of madness, limited to one character, driven to test himself all alone in the Alaskan wilderness, but without adequate knowledge or supplies. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-24662691693409968422017-12-15T07:45:03.399-05:002017-12-15T07:45:03.399-05:00I'm often fascinated by these kinds of tales, ...I'm often fascinated by these kinds of tales, even the fictional ones. The true ones, though, hit really hard. My three triggers with stories of death by adventure (or misadventure) seem to be outer space tragedies, sinking of ships, and extreme mountaineering. I think in all cases it's a variation on a couple of points: an extreme isolation from others, and an effort to venture in places we're not physically equipped to go (without a massive amount of technology and protection).<br />Without checking the dates, I'd also venture the book you've read is the story that was also told in the recent movie "Everest".Willsin Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255684467269187446noreply@blogger.com