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Fisticuffs at 7,000ft: Swiss, Italian Everest climbers get into a fight with their sherpas
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| 28 April 2013
| Richard Shears
Posted on 04/28/2013 5:38:53 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix; a fool in paradise
Imagine the effort and expense it takes to climb Mount Everest, and then all the way up to the top the sherpas laugh at your name!
Wool Stick, hardee, har, har, Wool Stick!
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posted on
04/28/2013 6:19:57 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Paladin2
7000 ft
7000m
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posted on
04/28/2013 6:28:28 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(RIP Chrissie Amphlett.)
To: Revolting cat!
Now That’s funny, nailed it!
To: PJ-Comix
From the story, the Europeans were “...thrashed.” meaning they were beaten black and blue...probably mostly blue at that height.
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posted on
04/28/2013 6:40:09 PM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: Paladin2
Climbers have to get a climb permit which I believe costs around $25,000-$30,000 US dollars. I doubt if these guys will be getting a refund.
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posted on
04/28/2013 6:59:11 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
(The guy that fires the last bullet gets to write the history books,)
To: PJ-Comix
I was thinking that the fight started when the second group arrived in town, and asked a woman, the wife of a member of the first group, where they could hire some guides.
She told them, they thanked her, and hired some good guides.
Later, one of the second group said to the husband in the first group, “Thanks to your wife, my whole group got Sherpas!”
“And then he hit me, officer!”
To: PJ-Comix
I cannot believe they are trying to summit this early in the year. Most years the weather window is mid to late May.
Must be a warm spring in Nepal.
To: PJ-Comix
Now that I think about it, they were probably climatizing themselves.
They walk part way up Everest, then back down again many times before attempting to summit.
To: Lockbar
A climber from our small town in Washington State has climbed Everest 16 times at last count.
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posted on
04/28/2013 7:22:50 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
To: elkfersupper
The story says the Sherpa guides started the fight.
To: posterchild
The fight was at 21,000 feet right in the middle of the glacier.
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posted on
04/28/2013 8:01:25 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(1929-1950's, 20+years for full recovery. How long this time?)
To: PJ-Comix
I think the book “High Crimes” deals with these shenanigans...
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posted on
04/28/2013 8:07:56 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
To: Rebelbase
Why don’t they put in solar-powered light rail up that glacier highway? Would save a whole lot of time and obviate these silly spats.
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posted on
04/28/2013 8:11:53 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
To: steve86
Or a cable car to the summit?
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posted on
04/28/2013 8:39:11 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(1929-1950's, 20+years for full recovery. How long this time?)
To: steve86; a fool in paradise
Disney Amusement Park on top with special Gay Days every so many months.
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posted on
04/28/2013 8:40:50 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: PJ-Comix
-- Who's on first?-- Wool Stick.
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posted on
04/28/2013 8:44:41 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Revolting cat!
I prefer the tropics to such cold climbs.
Even have a lemon sherpa?
To: mardi59; Revolting cat!
Did Mr. Wool Stick have cotton balls?
To: posterchild; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
True but the fight wasnt at the summit. If it was, they could've sold tickets.
To: a fool in paradise
Did Mr. Wool Stick have cotton balls?
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LOL Good one.
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posted on
04/29/2013 11:30:26 AM PDT
by
mardi59
(IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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