A nice story.

Well done fella.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13572636

yeh, good effort !

(when it was 1st announced on the radio, they said that another (younger) kid had achieved the same thing an hour after he got to the top of everest but no mention of that since)

I’m shedding an emotional tear here. It’s been a hell of a journey for him though, I’m sure.

So you are human after all.

Yeah I missed the signup for global mountaineering challenges day when I was at school. Silly me.

Achievement my arse.. 🙁

You miserable twunts.

Achievement my arse..

Achievement isn’t a verb so I guess school time was wasted anyway. 😕

I think it’s fantastic that a kid, starting from a seriously disadvantaged area like Surbiton, could rise up to complete this challenge. The more I think about it, the more emotional I get. His folks must have sacrificed a lot for this.

Achievement my arse…

In the context, there’s nothing wrong with Molly’s usage in this case.

I get miserable when some kid gets celebrated for having done something as if it’s been a real struggle against adversity, rather than just a jolly that was only possible cos they’ve got the opportunity.

Well, then step away from your expensive computers and put your hair shirts on then.

Can’t have you being lucky enough to use a computer now can we?

Well, then step away from your expensive computers and put your hair shirts on then.

Can’t have you being lucky enough to use a computer now can we?

You miserable twunt.

get miserable when some kid gets celebrated for having done something as if it’s been a real struggle against adversity, rather than just a jolly that was only possible cos they’ve got the opportunity.

Yup, ‘cos climbing Everest is a bit of a jolly isn’t it.

🙄

takes a **** load of money though, mum & dad must be loaded eh? good on him though… no doubt he’ll be an annoying precocious twunt in later life 😆

Yup, ‘cos climbing Everest is a bit of a jolly isn’t it.

Given favourable weather conditions, the right equipment and a guide paid for by Mama and Papa, it’s just a long drawn out walk.

takes a **** load of money though, mum & dad must be loaded eh? good on him though… no doubt he’ll be an annoying, precocious, wealthy twunt in later life

Maybe so, but doing all that before your 17th.
Miserable twunts.

Given favourable weather conditions, the right equipment and a guide paid for by Mama and Papa, it’s just a long drawn out walk.

Of course it is. Why I’m surprised it took so long to climb initially and how so many people have died attempting it. Perhaps they should stop the numpties in their reeboks and shorts starting the climb eh.

dd in jealous of younger, fitter, healthier buck shocker…

Jealousy all over, Don.

It no huge achievement to get up there if you have paid enough. basically you will be hauled up on the end of a rope. How much did all that cost? I be a lot more impressed by doing solo unsupported stuff.

Read into thin air

It no huge achievement to get up there if you have paid enough. basically you will be hauled up on the end of a rope. How much did all that cost? I be a lot more impressed by doing solo unsupported stuff.

What are you talking about? Everest? Talking from experience again?

basically you will be hauled up on the end of a rope.

Even if you succumb to a cerebral or pulmonary edema given that you’re at an altitude which the human body struggles to cope with ?

TJ talking bollox again. 🙄

You need to read “into thin air” You will never view Everest and commercial trips up in in the same light.

If you can cope with the altitude and get a window in the weather you will be taken to the top.

TJ and his leftie chums climbed Everest in their sandals with only their state benefits to fund them. A far greater achievement.

Or perhaps speak directly to people who’ve done it, or perhaps speak to the dude who was the first to climb Mt McKinley (Czech dude) or perhaps not listen to people who live their lives vicariously.

Read the book. Then you might understand.

Read the book.

Is that the closest you’ve got to attempting Everest ? Or have you (shock horror) climbed a Munro and therefore know chapter and verse on high altitude mountaineering ?

Read it
You’re still a bunch of sanctimonious throbbers.

Why? How did this help the wee boy on the other six peaks and what will it give me from real people who’ve climbed real mountains? Or am I a liar?

If you want to understand why I don’t view it as an amazing achievement for the boy and why I have distaste for the commercial expeditions who take people with very little experience up Everest you need to read that book.

TJ. I’ve read it. You’re still a sanctimonious throbber.

the highest I have been is around 16 000 ft IIRC. leading a group.

How/much did you spend then? Clearly you’re rich enough for this. Lucky you.

Pennies. Took a route from a map and climbed it. No guides. Only a trekking route in south america. Nothing difficult bar the height.

Nothing difficult bar the height.

Which was ? How long were you in the “death zone” i.e. > 8000m

Oh, you are so much more worthy than the kid in the Op’s comment….

I salute you, comrade…….

Twunt.

A whilst you are giving me a kicking note that others felt the same way.

get over yourselves. How you can think it amazing after reading that book CFH is beyond me.

Other peoples lives were put in danger so he could do it.

If you want to understand why I don’t view it as an amazing achievement for the boy and why I have distaste for the commercial expeditions who take people with very little experience up Everest you need to read that book.

Or perhaps i could speak directly to people who have climbed Everest, my stepfather. Or people who’ve scaled Mt McKinley the first time on the Slovak Route, or perhaps you’re beteer and more knowledgable than these people. Or people who’ve scaled numerous peaks in the Poprads, or people who’ve worked for the Czech mountain rescue. But why bother? Tj’s read a book and had no real experience.
TJ your view may be valid for Everest, but the other peaks?
Are you really that jealous?

While the chap in the first post should be congratulated for his personal efforts. This young man Did it with more style and to the casual observer appears to be a little less for personal gain.

I still feel that these “youngest” records are a bit wrong when it comes to potentially high risk activities and obvious backing from pushy (and rich) parents. When does it become “too” young to attempt a trip up everest?!

😕

If you can cope with the altitude and get a window in the weather you will be taken to the top.

Yeah, and if it all goes pear shaped, you end up like Beck Wethers or one of the ones who didn’t come back. Did you read the same Into Thin Air as me TJ?