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Posted on 04/18/2014 7:24:06 PM PDT by Buck-I-Guy
"In 1989 when I first climbed Everest there was a lot of snow and ice, but now most of it has just become bare rock. That, as a result, is causing more rock falls, which is a danger to the climbers," said Apa Sherpa, a Nepali climber, as quoted in Discovery News.
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Liberals will go to any length to help Al Gore increase his $500 million dollar fortune.
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Actually per information from those at the scene and in western climbing circles this was not a “snow avalanche” it was the crashing of a giant ice serac that crashed into the icefall which is a glacier that makes up the beginning of the southern climbing route of everest. Where the serac was located is actually not on the climbing route it is on the mountain’s west shoulder. Again not a snow avalanche.
actually no, this is the main climbing season every year. Summits need to happen in May before monsoon season. climbers begin climbing in March so they can acclimate to the altitudes
It’s pretty clear to me that the 200+ bodies that litter the slopes of Everest have caused a localized micro-climate change, resulting in avalanches. That, or the climbers offended the spirit of Everest and she simply lashed out.
Survey says.............Naaaaaaaaaa! Fracking in North Dakota is at “fault”. Or jack hammers doing road repairs in lost angeles.
LA, definitely LA...
It was a fox! Similar to the one that trampled the First Lady’s garden..
That was my thought too.
Hmmmm. Just wondering. Is Mexico City 180 degrees out from Everest? Maybe the 7.2 in MC caused the rock slide/avalanche. Nah. LA sounds right to me too. :>}
LOL!!!
NO. Avalances happen all the time and this is not the 1st expedition hit by one.
I do note the question of globull warming hadn’t come up regarding various snowboarders and skiers who were felled by avalanches
Too easy.
The answer is, “No.”
The longer (and more appropriate) answer is, “H*ll, no, you f***ing PC ***hole.”
If global warming affects gravity, friction between massive amounts of snow and mountainsides, etc., then climate change is surely the culprit.
Thanks. Lesson learned.
Global Warming hates Sherpas!!!!!
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