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Intrade Founder John Delaney Dies On Mt. Everest
Business Insider ^ | 05-24-2011 | Dan Frommer

Posted on 05/26/2011 8:31:11 PM PDT by grey_whiskers

John Delaney, founder and CEO of Intrade, the prediction market, has died while trying to climb Mt. Everest.

He was less than 50 meters from the top, according to the Daily Mail.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/intrade-founder-john-delaney-dies-on-mt-everest-2011-5#ixzz1NWGn2RKK

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: delaney; everest; intrade
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To: al baby

This link will provide what it takes to climb everest http://www.ehow.com/how_2121665_train-everest.html

Basically, you have to be on a hardcore physical training for AT LEAST 1 year before your climb, this training will take up most of your time and is very demanding. Once you get to base camp, you stay there for a couple months acclimating. There are tons of conditions that have to be right to attempt the climb, if it’s too warm, they won’t allow anyone up the first step due to high chance of avalanches, he could have been stuck at base camp for weeks before they let him climb, he may in fact have planned to be back in time to see his child born. Thus, prudent to call him selfish.


61 posted on 05/26/2011 9:11:53 PM PDT by IamCenny
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To: ConorMacNessa

Leaving two sons as well...ages I think around two and three. Little tikes.


62 posted on 05/26/2011 9:12:42 PM PDT by caww
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To: IamCenny

Yup. Have a nice evening


63 posted on 05/26/2011 9:14:57 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)
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To: caww

Exactly, that’s why the people calling him selfish are wrong.

Most likely he expected to be back in time to see his child born, since she was born pre-mature he was already on his way up, or about to be. At this point would you throw away 80 grand and come back down, knowing you wouldn’t even be back in time to see your child born?


64 posted on 05/26/2011 9:15:14 PM PDT by IamCenny
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To: Monterrosa-24
I’m surprised all the comments attacking this man for seeking this difficult adventure that has its risks. That was once the American way

The American way was never about being so selfish you left your wife alone while you went off to climb a mountain for selfish reasons.

BTW 'this difficult adventure' is all about hiring Sherpa guides who really know how to climb that mountain and who puff up the egos of guys with money.

65 posted on 05/26/2011 9:15:22 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Monterrosa-24
It was the American way to undertake pointless ,high-risks adventure trips with miniscule chance of payoff?

Back to the history books.

Of course many men did set out in territory filled with hostile natives(wouldn't you be hostile to a bunch of invaders coming into your ancestral lands?) hoping to strike it rich. Those who planned or prepared poorly died,sometimes the whole family died. Those who died because they messed up get a footnote in history.

I think it is silly to celebrate the un-necessary taking of foolish risks for little reward.

66 posted on 05/26/2011 9:15:22 PM PDT by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
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To: Kirkwood

“...Your priorities are mixed up...”

I think assigning selfish reasons to him and speaking so ill of a fella is the wrong priority.


67 posted on 05/26/2011 9:17:53 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: IamCenny

Expecting a child takes precedence over personal thrill-seeking. When one becomes, or will shortly become a parent, unnecessary risk-taking is irresponsible, regardless of whether one can get a refund on a big deposit on a trip to climb a mountain. When the choice is between a father being there for his child and money or a fabulous trip, only a selfish man would choose the trip.

Mr. Delany was a well-off man. Had he wanted to get back home, he could have done so. Sure, he might have missed his trip, but better that than missing raising his child.


68 posted on 05/26/2011 9:19:43 PM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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To: IamCenny

The baby was born three days before he died. Family did not want to worry him so plans to share the news when he got back. So he never learned he had a daughter.

I don’t judge the guy one way or another...these climbs require mega months of planning not to mention preparation. Plus his wife and he certainly made that decision together. So it was “theirs”. Not to mention all the other mountains he’s climbed..so it was something he did with some frequency. I suspect she knew he was a climber before they married.


69 posted on 05/26/2011 9:20:59 PM PDT by caww
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To: IamCenny

The baby was born three days before he died. Family did not want to worry him so plans to share the news when he got back. So he never learned he had a daughter.

I don’t judge the guy one way or another...these climbs require mega months of planning not to mention preparation. Plus his wife and he certainly made that decision together. So it was “theirs”. Not to mention all the other mountains he’s climbed..so it was something he did with some frequency. I suspect she knew he was a climber before they married.


70 posted on 05/26/2011 9:21:06 PM PDT by caww
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To: PAR35
And how far in advance of the trip do you think his wife got pregnant?

Planning and preparing for a climb of Everest takes far longer than 9 months. It is entirely possible that he could have made the summit of Everest and then attended the birth of his daughter.

71 posted on 05/26/2011 9:21:47 PM PDT by SunTzuWu
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To: grey_whiskers

Some things money just can’t buy!


72 posted on 05/26/2011 9:23:09 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Monterrosa-24
"That was once the American way and not only did men risk their own lives but they risked their family’s lives as well in seeking new frontiers."

Big difference. American pioneers, whether you're talking about the founders taking up arms, the early explorers of the American west, industrialists who put their fortunes on the line, right up to our current astronauts have all taken risks to expand the field of human knowledge, explore new territories, blaze new trails or develop new products for the benefit of themselves and their fellow countrymen.

Mr. Delaney undertook this risk in order to say, "I did it."

73 posted on 05/26/2011 9:23:54 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Monterrosa-24

Can come up with a reason to climb a mountain that’s been climbed close to 2,000 times when he should be home with his family? This is the epitome of selfishness.


74 posted on 05/26/2011 9:24:44 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Monterrosa-24

Mr. Delany wasn’t seeking a new frontier; he was going on a thrill ride. This wasn’t some honorable attempt to support his family or better their life by forging a trail through the wilderness. He was pursuing some personal desire irrespective of the consequences to his family. That’s shameful.

Had he been seeking exercise, there are a multitude of ways he could stay in good physical condition without traveling to Nepal.


75 posted on 05/26/2011 9:25:43 PM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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To: Jeff Winston

Actually we all have 100% chance of dying.


76 posted on 05/26/2011 9:26:20 PM PDT by GatorGirl (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: FourPeas

The baby was born pre-maturely, apparently the family did not inform him that she was born, he died not knowing that she was born. It’s likely the due date fell on a date that he thought he would be back in time for, the decision to go was most certainly discussed with his wife and family which they were okay with or he wouldn’t have gone.


77 posted on 05/26/2011 9:26:38 PM PDT by IamCenny
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To: grey_whiskers

Two young children left without a father...He should have just stayed home and found another hobby.


78 posted on 05/26/2011 9:27:35 PM PDT by dennisw (NZT - "works better if you're already smart")
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To: grey_whiskers
Good grief, why in hell would he do something so dangerous with a 3 day old daughter? Apparently he wasn't even there for her birth, given the time it takes to get to Nepal and up the mountain. Somehow, I don't think all the money he's leaving her will suffice for the fact that he, for all intents and purposes, abandoned her.

All this "I have to climb it to prove myself" carp is ridiculous, as witnessed by the numbers of people who've died trying to do it.

79 posted on 05/26/2011 9:30:38 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: dennisw
Two young children left without a father...He should have just stayed home and found another hobby.

If he'd waited just a few weeks he could've mounted his wife...

NO cheers, unfortunately.

80 posted on 05/26/2011 9:31:15 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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