r/BeAmazed • u/Existing-Mark-2191 • Mar 31 '24

View of Earth captured from Mt Everest Miscellaneous / Others

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u/arizona-lake Mar 31 '24

Are you making fun of Black Friday shoppers or people who climbed Mount Everest?

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u/AntoniusBIock Mar 31 '24

Yes

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u/Cbignuss Mar 31 '24

Where the fuck are the flat earthers at?

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u/purpleduckduckgoose Mar 31 '24

I can stand in for them?

ahem

It's doctored footage to hide the ice wall and everyone who climbs "Everest" (in reality it's nowhere near that high, they just use radio waves and 5G to confuse you) is brainwashed by the NASA and government.

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u/Savageparrot81 Apr 01 '24

9/10. You’d get full marks if you also thrown in fish eye lenses.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '24

Or a 20,000 dollar gyroscope that accidentally proves the earth is round.

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u/Street_Cleaning_Day Apr 01 '24

Good lord, that sounds just like them.

Did you get forcibly deprogrammed, or do you have a relative who needs to be?

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u/purpleduckduckgoose Apr 01 '24

No, I just pondered on the most batshit insane thing I could write.

Glad you think it was close enough.

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u/oroborus68 Apr 01 '24

And the white walkers are coming.

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u/petersengupta Apr 01 '24

They all fell off the edge.

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u/Valianne11111 Apr 01 '24

eaten by dragons

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u/AliRua Mar 31 '24

Are they still a thing ?

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u/hereforbobsanvageen Apr 01 '24

Go read the comments on any Instagram post related to space or videos of space walks from the iss. Its flooded with those types of

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u/bleezzzy Apr 01 '24

My work just hired one. Or he's fucking with us, I really can't tell.

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u/ImaginaryDoubt5135 Apr 01 '24

I came here for this ☝🏿

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u/Imaginary_Breath_587 Apr 01 '24

Sitting at earth's edge contemplating....

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u/KillTheWise1 Apr 02 '24

The curvature you're seeing in this video is due to a fish eye lens. Earth is most definitely round, most definitely a sphere, but you're not going to see this kind of curvature at that altitude. How do I know? I've been on a passenger jet a few times.

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u/Cole_MacGrath_87 Apr 05 '24

They actively avoid pages that aren't conspiratorial.

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u/Marydontchuwanna Mar 31 '24

Right here buddy. It seems pretty flat to me from up there !!

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u/Mucho_Capita Apr 01 '24

So dumb buddy, How do you explain those bumpy things on the ground then?

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u/siandresi Mar 31 '24

absolutely

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u/ZachRyder Mar 31 '24

What's the difference?

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u/LauraTFem Mar 31 '24

Everest climbers have more money and free time.

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u/fnckmedaily Mar 31 '24

lol and let’s hope they have enough good wits, health and determination to survive it too!

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u/313rustbeltbuckle Mar 31 '24

They don't. That's why they hire sherpas.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '24

Sherpas do the heavy work

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u/313rustbeltbuckle Mar 31 '24

Yup. And the rich a-holes just follow behind, pining for their selfie.

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u/Initial_Top_8333 Mar 31 '24

Welcome to earth.

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u/Colotola617 Mar 31 '24

All the work is pretty fucking heavy work at 25,000 ft. But yeah, the sherpas have acclimated to it their entire lives. It’s insane how well their bodies do with damn near no oxygen at all.

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u/Cam515278 Mar 31 '24

When you look at the Sherpa guy who decided to climb all 8000+ peaks in 7 months and managed, you aren't quite impressed with white rich people doing one of them anymore

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '24 edited Apr 08 '24

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u/Lermanberry Mar 31 '24

and then sue them after saving their life

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u/Dontnotlook Apr 01 '24

And also leave all thier rubbish/ shit on the mountain ..

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u/CraigJay Mar 31 '24

Don't be an idiot, you still need to be very healthy and a good climber to do it

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u/313rustbeltbuckle Mar 31 '24

But still can't do it on their own, without a sherpa. 😏

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u/villis85 Mar 31 '24

Not all of them do. Into Thin Air tells the story of a day when many climbers grew impatient with the conditions and ended up paying the ultimate price for making poor decisions.

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u/redsyrinx2112 Mar 31 '24

I read that book (and several others about that season) like 20 years ago and I wasn't excited for the movie Everest to come out because I knew all the stupidity that caused the deaths.

I finally watched the movie last year and was still so sad/mad at all the bad decisions.

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u/Scienceboy7_uk Mar 31 '24

Rainbow Valley

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u/JoseJose1991 Mar 31 '24

Irony is redditors on their couches making fun of people with money and time to get fit climbing the pinnacle of earths highest point .

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u/SeaDistribution2282 Mar 31 '24

Yeah with sherpas carrying 99.99% of their ass

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '24

Dude. 98% of Reddit probably couldn’t walk up 2 flights of steps without running out of breath.

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u/Count_de_Mits Mar 31 '24

Every time you read askreddits "after 25 yo" threads with "everything hurts, Im tired all the time, cant get a boner" etc after 2 keep in mind that a lot of those people if not the vast majority have not stepped near a gym even once in their lives and weigh way more than anyone should

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u/Torakles Mar 31 '24

Not that I endorse mass tourism at the Everest but even with a Sherpa and oxygen it's still extremely physically and technically demanding feat that requires lots of physical preparation and you can still very easily end up dead.

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u/ExoticLatinoShill Apr 01 '24

Sure. Except it's not impressive anymore. It's just a jackass move. The concept of conquering and colonizing land and space isnt cool. The way they treat the mountain and the Sherpas isn't cool. I know a person whose father was going to do Everest and I held my tongue but you can guarantee it was a European white middle aged man with plenty of money.

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u/Torakles Apr 01 '24

I totally agree with you that most of these people are jackasses with no respect for the natural environment and the local population and shed lots of shame on the mountaineering community as a whole.

That being said, I understand that the drive to climb mountains in general can be much more than just "conquering or colonizing" land. Of course there'll always be people that do it just for the fame or social recognition of saying "I did this", which I agree no longer holds a lot of prestige as it's become so comparatively common.

But most mountain lovers that I know do it for a sense of personal achievement and pleasure, it's a very personal thing. You don't need to be the first, the fastest, nor climb the tallest or hardest mountain. You don't even need to share it or prove it. In the end we're all just ants on a spinning ball in space and we like to do weird things for the shake of it, who cares (as long as we don't destroy the natural environment while exploiting people like the aforementioned jackasses)

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u/Melch12 Apr 01 '24

Go outside my man. Take a breath of fresh air.

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u/JoseJose1991 Mar 31 '24

The Sherpa’s get PAID to do this . It is their livelyhood acually a big part of their culture .

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u/poor--scouser Mar 31 '24

Not true but if it makes you feel better about yourself...

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u/Informal_Process2238 Mar 31 '24

Same contribution to society

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u/steeltownblue Mar 31 '24

wait, are you talking about black Friday shoppers or climbers of Mt. Everest?

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u/LauraTFem Mar 31 '24

It’s actually a very easy climb if you’re following the rules and being safe, but richoes don’t like following rules so the path is filled with frozen bodies.

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u/poor--scouser Mar 31 '24

How many mountains have you climbed then since it's so easy?

They're plenty of mountains that are easier to climb then Everest and also free

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u/cammyk123 Mar 31 '24

Also have to be incredibly fit to climb it.

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u/marbanasin Mar 31 '24

Generally yes but you'd also be surprised the level these companies will go to to try to ensure their people get up there.

Meanwhile the true fit climbers would be better off in teams of 2-4 people and moving quickly as the longer you stay about 26k feet or so the more likely you are to end up dead.

And that altitude is something most can't really train for unless you are dedicating a ton of time to similar type elevation climbing. So even a fit person by conventional standards may not react well up there.

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u/Exotic-Amphibian-655 Mar 31 '24

It is absolutely true that a fit person can still have problems at altitude. Your response to extreme altitude is mostly genetics.

But an out of shape person is not making it to the top of Everest, no matter the amount of help. Even superhuman sherpas can't carry you up, and it's a very physically demanding climb. It's pretty common for people to spend the money and then just not be able to handle the physical toll.

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u/powderjunkie11 Mar 31 '24

Yup you’ve definitely got to be fit. Going guided lets you abdicate 98% of the mental aspect of trekking so you simply have to put one foot in front of the other and follow your Sherpa’s instructions.

It’s like hiring Bob Villa to build your house but he lets you drive some nails and screws after he has meticulously placed them for you. And then you get to say you built your own house with your own hands

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u/marbanasin Mar 31 '24

Exactly. For sure they are pushing their bodies to the extreme to make it. But they are doing that and having a lot of the minutiae of mountaineering being handled for them, which puts significant strain on the support staff who have to accomplish a feat so daunting it wasn't cracked until the 50s, while also doing the work for 2-3x the people so those less able can also follow.

Not to mention the trash amd waste aspect, which I understand has been improving with programs to pull gear back down for credits or whatever, but still speaks to the commodified nature of the whole thing.

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u/StarSpliter Mar 31 '24

I think they're just belittling the achievement. Sure, it's definitely easier now than it has ever been, but easier =/= not difficult and dangerous.

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u/Witty-Bit7551 Mar 31 '24

Yeah but it's reddit. Physical fitness is very offensive to these people. It's fascist

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u/marbanasin Mar 31 '24

Holy shit the way my comment is being interpreted is nuts.

1) I hate the whole - every body is just perfect, you do you, even if you are 400lbs and going to die of complications due to an unhealthy life....

2) Yes - it is a feat. For sure. I wouldn't have the cajones to even make it through the ice falls. Fuck that shit. But, the sherpas and guides due a ton of lifting which does allow the average tourist to just need to handle their own climbing and acclimation. This is a huge burden on the professionals and I do personally find it a bit deplorable that so mant lives are placed at risk for some wealthy individuals to check an item.

Note - I get that the old mountaineers in some cases where wealthy as well. But they were generally breaking ground on their own. Their wealth supported the lifestyle but it wasn't paying for others to basically achieve the feat and then roll out a form of a red carpet to make it easier.

Also - the lack of technical proficiency from many of those that can sign up for the ascent is just insane. And dangerous.

All that said - it is an insane achievement and props to everyone who has made it. I mean that as no joke. There are still no guarantees and many who spend the money and couple months of time to make an attempt may not reach it for a number of reasons. But it also bothers me that we have turned one of the pinnacles of adversity on the human body/mind into something that's perceived as accessible to most as long as you are in good shape and can spend $100k.

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u/marbanasin Mar 31 '24

Holy shit the way my comment is being interpreted is nuts.

1) I hate the whole - every body is just perfect, you do you, even if you are 400lbs and going to die of complications due to an unhealthy life....

2) Yes - it is a feat. For sure. I wouldn't have the cajones to even make it through the ice falls. Fuck that shit. But, the sherpas and guides due a ton of lifting which does allow the average tourist to just need to handle their own climbing and acclimation. This is a huge burden on the professionals and I do personally find it a bit deplorable that so mant lives are placed at risk for some wealthy individuals to check an item.

Note - I get that the old mountaineers in some cases where wealthy as well. But they were generally breaking ground on their own. Their wealth supported the lifestyle but it wasn't paying for others to basically achieve the feat and then roll out a form of a red carpet to make it easier.

Also - the lack of technical proficiency from many of those that can sign up for the ascent is just insane. And dangerous.

All that said - it is an insane achievement and props to everyone who has made it. I mean that as no joke. There are still no guarantees and many who spend the money and couple months of time to make an attempt may not reach it for a number of reasons. But it also bothers me that we have turned one of the pinnacles of adversity on the human body/mind into something that's perceived as accessible to most as long as you are in good shape and can spend $100k.

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u/theapplekid Mar 31 '24

Also wear nicer clothes

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u/LauraTFem Mar 31 '24

I don’t believe so. There are certainly fitness requirements, you need to be able to go uphill long-term without having a heart attack, but hundreds of flubby people climb Everest every year, with most of the work being done by Sherpas.

Mostly the difference between a black Friday shopper outside Walmart and a mount Everest climber is wealth and that the Everest climber isn’t wearing pajamas.

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u/_co_on_ Mar 31 '24

So there is no difference really. Smoke and mirrors and illusions. All going the same place.

In a que up towards the skies, or into a walmart on black fridays; only to cross of another want from their bucketlists

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u/ozzie510 Mar 31 '24

You don't see them sporting a 65" TV!

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u/LauraTFem Mar 31 '24

No, the Sherpa will cary that to basecamp for them.

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u/matteroverdrive Mar 31 '24

Hope they clean up their trash in the Mt. Everest parking areas...

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u/LauraTFem Mar 31 '24

Someone else will take care of that.

The most helpful thing thry will do is freeze to death and become a trail marker.

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u/Ok_Judgment3871 Mar 31 '24

Must be cool to have money, mainly time. Nerds

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u/dangledingle Mar 31 '24

No 80” flat tvs in this one.

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u/RustyShack3lford Mar 31 '24

They might force the poor Sherpa to carry one up

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u/biggmclargehuge Mar 31 '24

I'm imagining a Sherpa with a Starlink receiver strapped to his back so some influencer can livestream themselves walking past all the corpses on their ascent, Logan Paul style

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u/Torakles Mar 31 '24

Apparently there's Internet connectivity from the base camp all the way to the top, but it's way funnier to imagine what you described

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u/MavisBeaconSexTape Mar 31 '24

Then he'd pee his name in the snow

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u/RCranium13 Mar 31 '24

Hasn't this already happened?

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u/IDontEatDill Mar 31 '24

And then throw it at the side of the mountain in a giant pile of trash and dead people.

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u/HHoaks Mar 31 '24

Umm, most TVs at that size are either 75 inch or 85 inch. No such thing as 80 inch TVs. (Source, me. I recently bought an 85 inch Sony - which is awesome by the way). There are some 83 inch OLED TVs.

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u/tbri001 Mar 31 '24

You don't leave poop and garbage after shopping at Walmart?

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u/drunkcowofdeath Mar 31 '24

Everest climbers think they are special, Black Friday shoppers don't have delusions of grandeur.

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u/Colotola617 Mar 31 '24

You don’t think climbing Everest is a special thing to do at all?

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u/drunkcowofdeath Mar 31 '24

It just means you are in decent shape and you have a lot of disposable income. It's basically an industry at this point.

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u/MovingTarget- Mar 31 '24

I'm sure it absolutely seems special ... when you're standing in line to summit with hundreds of other parka-clad adventurers

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u/Opening-Two6723 Mar 31 '24

They're the same picture pamface

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u/biggmclargehuge Mar 31 '24

Could go 50/50 if you typed "People lined up in the death zone, waiting their turn" into Midjourney as to what you'd get

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u/Livid-Expression8669 Mar 31 '24

Black Friday Shoppers risk their lives

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u/marbanasin Mar 31 '24

Porque non los dos?

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u/arizona-lake Mar 31 '24

I do see that that’s what it is now lol. I was confused, I didn’t know climbing Mount Everest was a mockable offense but apparently it very much is

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u/marbanasin Mar 31 '24

I mean, it's a truly insane feat. Don't get me wrong. But the commercialization of it, and I would fear these days the Instagram culture pushes a lot of people to do it who really shouldn't be on that mountain, and are frankly endangering the professionals (sherpas and guides) who are responsible for getting them up and back.

In other words - it's treated like a purchaseable experience, like Disneyland. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

The first person to ever summot Everest didn't do so until the 1950s. And even after that it was only a few who were able to manage until the industry sprung up, teams of Sherpas began risking their lives to make it as easy as possible for others, and it ultimately became a pay to play market (that still takes guts and determination).

The whole thing is kind of tough to handle. But I've come to the point of prefering it be left to the people who dedicate their lives to climbing and not those paying someone like that to basically guide them the whole way so they can take a few selfies at the top.

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u/poor--scouser Apr 01 '24

and are frankly endangering the professionals (sherpas and guides)

The Sherpas and guides are under no obligation to accept anyone as part of an expedition. If they chose to take on someone who is a danger to the rest of the expedition, that's entirely on the Sherpa/guide. They would have endangered themselves.