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submitted 10 months ago by johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] Bigoldmustard@lemmy.zip 52 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took a world’s tallest mountain to the knee.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

World’s highest peak or tallest mountain above sea level, but not the tallest mountain.

[–] Bigoldmustard@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You’ve activated my trap card.

Though contextually it’s obvious I was talking about Everest, I did not explicitly state it.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Touché.

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

DONT CALM DOWN, THAT WHY THEY DIED.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 6 points 10 months ago

Nah, they calmed down too late.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Good ol’ green boots - even in death you can serve as a trail marker 👍

[–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

In 2014, Green Boots was moved to a less conspicuous location by members of a Chinese expedition.

sad trombone noises

[–] PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

I wonder if he has freezer burn yet.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

Number is approx 330 people if you believe wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I thought it was all the Sherpas that died trying to get some rich fuck up there.

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Since 1922, when the first attempt to climb Everest was made, 193 climbers and 125 Sherpas have died on both sides of the mountain.

So it sounds like less Sherpas have died than climbers, and I'm guessing you have more than one sherpa per climber.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

Those numbers seem really low for a hundred year of shenanigans. I am less concerned by the mountaineers that climbed it alongside Sherpas at one point, and am more poking at the rich dickheads who have created the climb Mt Everest industry where Sherpas make sure everything is safe before the dickhead even wakes up. All just to say they climbed the mountain. So maybe at least use statistics from the current decade. It took another 31 years since the first attempt made for an Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to succeed.

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That was my first thought as well. They have to take the same trek, do additional work in it, yet do not have the financial resources to buy the same type of gear... nor can they complain b/c "that's the job". :-|

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But in the climb we are all family right? /s

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago

If so, they are getting off super easy, compared to what he does to his REAL fam. :-P

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn, I'm gonna have to chill the fuck out then.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Ha ha ha, because mountains have snow, and snow is cold. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unmotivated people die too

[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago

Usually on sofa or bed, so yeah I don't see a problem.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Heck yeah bring this to us at !demotivational@lemmy.my.id if you haven't already

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

i would like to post this on LinkedIn, but i am afraid i would get banned

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

I’m sure a few of them were the loved ones of highly motivated people who got dragged along.

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I dunno, rich people will no grasp on the real world spring to mind

[–] 0x96EA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

This made me giggle. Thank you OP

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

This is my favorite today.

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I climb 14ers in the western US. I'm motivated but not that motivated which is why I don't want to climb Everest and can't afford to climb Everest.