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Topic: Nepal earthquake and Mt. Everest (4.25.2015)
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Dirk
Member Posts: 933
From: Belgium
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 04-27-2015 07:35 PM
   
I saw the demolition the earthquake caused on Mount Everest in Nepal. Wondering if the graveyard (Karl Henize) was destroyed. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-28-2015 09:51 AM
Given the extensive damage to the base camp, the ongoing search for victims and the threat posed by aftershocks, I think it may be some time (if at all) when someone will have the chance or wherewithal to check on the final resting places on Mt. Everest. |
dabolton
Member Posts: 419
From: Seneca, IL, US
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted 04-28-2015 01:35 PM
I think that climbing Everest again wont happen until its proven safe again. The currently established routes have probably been altered. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 04-28-2015 03:43 PM
I doubt the terrible tragedy will deter climbers from coming (or returning) to Everest. Even the events of 1996 when weather, not an avalanche, took many lives, it did not stop hundreds from summiting since then. Human nature, and ambition, lives on.Even former astronaut Scott Parazynski lists 'Everest climber' on his official website, and has a picture of himself on the summit, reached after his second attempt. I'm sure others will follow in his boot steps. | |
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