[Closed] A nice story.

i agree with the denouncers... whoopy-do. the kid got to the top of the seven highest mountains.

what a d1ck.. he went all that way and didn't take a bike with him.

he must certainly have some savvy with regards to climbing, but his folks have stumped up the cash for him to do it. you can do anything if you throw money at it.

as a comparison...... i think the kid in the film "into the wild" was a much cooler character (despite the fact he died, lthough i thought that was pretty cool, too) for doing something of his own back and having o rely on his wits, not his folks purse.

Have a tissue sweethaeart,look and see that I'm very careful NOT to be negative, live by the sword,etc...
I'm sorry if I've hurt your feelings, but it's not the first time time they've been hurt is it?
Just have a read of the Contador thread where you accuse a friend of mine of taking illegal performance enhancing drugs, that's slander. Are you and your pithy 6 weeks of law ready for that? You accuse the RFEC of breaking the law, that's slander. Woulld you like me to pass the thread to the president?
You have a narrow minded attitude here, you call me nasty? Just because I challenge you? Grow the **** up for god's sake.

Your ignorance is as breathtaking as your stupidity and arrogance.

You can challenge people without the unpleasant personal invective.

You two CTFO please. It's really not worth getting so het up because cos some guy on the internet doesn't like you. 🙄

Would you care to explain why you are so offended and where the invective is?

I am not offended - I am laughing at you

I suggest you read the thread again.

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grum - Member

You two CTFO please. It's really not worth getting so het up because cos some guy on the internet doesn't like you.

Quite right

And apparently WADA has no authority because CAS has the final word.
TJ, give it up.

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Why? when we've got to wunundred.

One in ten people die attempting Everest.
Would anyone on here who thinks it's a walk in the park take those odds?

This thread exemplifies all thats bad about this place - pseudo intellectual bollocks spouted by fantasists.

My next door neighbour has climbed it twice as well as K2 and a few other big ones, he was a mountain guide out there. He reckons it was reasonably impressive despite the commercial nature of most expeditions, as he said you still have to do some work and it's impossible to understand unless you have been there. He said McKinley was harder fwiw. When I get a second I'll find his references.

Good to see you NZCol.
How's things your way?

One in ten people die attempting Everest.

Think it's one person dies for every [i]successful[/i] attempt on Everest, not one in 10 who try - lots of people don't make it to the top but don't die.

Not sure what the source is but here it says 6000 have attempted it, and around 200 have died, which would make it 3% - although apparently the rate has dropped off considerably since 1990. Still fairly dangerous though!

http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/earth-records/79-mount-everest

Interestingly - stats on this site show that those from 'non-porter' nations have a significantly lower chance of dying, around 1.34% of attempters, but including the 'porter nations' there is a lower summiteer fatality rate.

http://www.adventurestats.com/tables/EverestAgeFat.shtml

My next door neighbour has climbed it twice as well as K2

Climbing K2, **** now that's impressive, whatever age you are.

At 16 I'd done the Lyke Wake Walk within the 24, I'd done a major part of the Pennine Way, I'd cycled a fair bit, I'd climbed Yr Wyddfa and Cadiar Idris. At 18 I'd also got a fair way up Ben Nevis, but the Zippo lighting CPOs decided it was too risky. Lived on survival techniques with the army before 18 yr old.
So, at 16 years old to have climbed the highest peaks in each continent demands respect. The cynics don't. And I find it sad in my heart that, in spite of your own feelings and successes, you can't raise a glass to the youngster.
The chavs and neds get a kicking for being chavs, neds and poor. Those that do something positive get a kicking. You should be ashamed.

Yep, should have clarified that grum:
Nearly 3000 people have climbed it, approx 300 deaths. Some have climbed it more than once.

Stand by the remainder of my post. 🙂

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I've got that funny script editor thing turned on so I have NO idea what this thread is about, other than the usual "tis -tissint- you smell-no you smell".
Good tho 🙄

Just have a read of the Contador thread where you accuse a friend of mine of taking illegal performance enhancing drugs, that's slander

BTW it's libel, not slander. Or at least it would be if the accusations weren't true.

I've got that funny script editor thing turned on so I have NO idea what this thread is about, other than the usual "tis -tissint- you smell-no you smell".

I think that's [b]the only thing[/b] it's about. Why do people get so upset about trivia?

Unfortunately, it seems that some STW forum dwellers have evolved to subsist on the actual boredom they generate in others.

Can be no other explanation why, certain members, continue doing the same dance over and over and over and over [s]like a monkey with a miniature symbol[/s] again.

lol

It is the same dance isn't it? And it has the same steps, and the same result. What's the attraction? It proves nothing, solves nothing and makes the participants look fycking ridiculous. [img] [/img]

The OP is right - it is a nice story and well done to the lad.
The added weight of chips on shoulders would have prevented many forum members from completing the same climbs.

Good grief how did this get to three pages?

My original post was mostly a troll btw - I mean great and all, but he's only doing his hobbies like the rest of us. To a high standard for sure but so what? At that age your potential for achievement is massively governed by your parents' means and their experiences and background, much less your own grit and ability.

Some folk have to struggle for years or decades to scrape together funding and support and so on. Of course I've no idea what the full story is in his case.

My original post was mostly a troll btw - I mean great and all, but he's only doing his hobbies like the rest of us. To a high standard for sure but so what? At that age your potential for achievement is massively governed by your parents' means and their experiences and background, much less your own grit and ability.

Sorry to be a pedant, but a 'troll' is when you make, and defend, an argument you do not really, if at all, believe in. This is done purely to evoke a response from others, normally a negative one. If what you are saying is what you believe, then it's just a your genuine point of view.

...and good morning.

CaptainFlashheart - Member
Oh, you are so much more worthy than the kid in the Op's comment...

I might be inclined to agree with that.

Some folk have to struggle for years or decades to scrape together funding and support and so on. Of course I've no idea what the full story is in his case.

I will await the fully audited accounts of all his climbs, and a full report on his parents finances to be published. Why didn't the bbc report this in the original story? Don't they know that we are only allowed to like poor people on here?

I'd love to climb everest - but my feet get cold in the peaks, so I'm pretty sure I'd lose my toes up there - keep telling myself it's the only thing stopping my summit attempt 🙂

Just read the whole of this thread and cannot help but comment.
Why is it that the same people have to turn it around so all the attention is on them??
Its ****ing pathetic.....grown men.
Cant you let the lad have a bit of glory..whichever way he got up THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD!!!

Although technically not...

Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on Earth. Everest is the highest.

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Just read the whole of this thread and cannot help but comment.

ok
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD!!

Although technically not...

Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain on Earth. Everest is the highest.

If anyone wants to know whats wrong with this site just read this thread,argumentative know-alls everywhere,its would be funny if it was,nt so sad,are you guys twelve.

If anyone wants to know whats wrong with this site just read this thread,argumentative know-alls everywhere,its would be funny if it was,nt so sad,are you guys twelve.

My friend climb it, and at the time was the youngest britton t do so.

Mummy or daddy didn't pay for it either,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4988832.stm

Morning!!
Look, I imagine [i]somebody[/i] pays for everyone's everest attempt (unless you're a local who just has a go at it): flights, kit, sherpas, visas, (insurance?), camp site fees, whatever - calm down dears !!

Cant you let the lad have a bit of glory

I have no issue with him.

I just wouldn't have posted it up for everyone to say 'oh what a great lad' as if his achievements are somehow better than everyone else's. Plenty of other people with far more worthwhile stories that get ignored.

We seem preoccupied with numerical records sometimes.

Oh, how I love STW. 😀

Carry on.

Do you guys ever read back to yourselves wot you wrote? At all? ever?

I'd cringe with embarrassment about half the things so called "adult" men type on here sometimes.

I'd cringe with embarrassment about half the things so called "adult" men type on here sometimes.

I thought you'd have enough cringing to do when reading back over your own stuff.

Says the man with the JLS fetish LOL!

JLS

Philistine!

Don't start on the women!!!!.....its not their fault (see me being all chivalrous and stuff...I held a door open for a bird once and all).You're welcome btw 8)

I was in WHSmith earlier in the week, some girl was looking at B'day cards, she picked up a JLS one that when you opened it, started singing and had all of them saying Happy Birthday.

I though of you... LOL

I though of you... LOL

Don't tell Yeti...he'll be jealous.

Heard the new one...[i]She Makes Me Wanna (feat. Dev)[/i]?

Superb stuff!

[i]Direct me to the floor
And turn it up some more
I'mma get it on on on on[/i]

[b]J[/b]ack the [b]L[/b]ad [b]S[/b]wing