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| Thread ID: 69267 | 2006-05-27 09:01:00 | Two NZ stories not being commented on. | martynz (5445) | PC World Chat |
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| 458234 | 2006-05-27 09:01:00 | With apologies to those concerned about removing stains from coffee mugs but what about a) a poor British guy being left ON HIS OWN to die on Everest. And the "heroic" Kiwi climber being pissed that it took the gilt off his gingerbread. Before anyone has the nerve to criticize Sir Ed on the ground that he wasn't there so he can't comment, lets remember that he has been there and he's more qualified than 99.99% of us to make his remarks. b) those three bastards being up on more rape charges. Is it appropriate to say of two of them that the phrase "lock them up and throw away the key" should be amended to "throw away the key"? Martynz |
martynz (5445) | ||
| 458235 | 2006-05-27 09:15:00 | re: the british climber. i take my hat off to the kiwi who actually stopped and tried to help. afaik plenty of other climbing parties walked straight past the guy which is disgusting. however in situtions like that there is no hope of rescue, thats one of the risks the climbers know and take. the climber new the risk and paid the price :( | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 458236 | 2006-05-27 09:19:00 | With apologies to those concerned about removing stains from coffee mugs but what about a) a poor British guy being left ON HIS OWN to die on Everest. And the "heroic" Kiwi climber being pissed that it took the gilt off his gingerbread. Yeah, I have been wondering about this but I cannot find anymore info on it. Specifically where they seemed to say that they were not able to help the guy. Just doesn't sound right - couldn't they pool all their resources and supplies together and help him off the mountain? I know there is a hefty fee involved that is non-refundable if you cancel your climb to help someone, and that the guy didn't take the right supplies, but he is a human being. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 458237 | 2006-05-27 09:35:00 | Please read this.click here (www.nzherald.co.nz) Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 458238 | 2006-05-27 09:40:00 | Please read this.click here (www.nzherald.co.nz) Trevor :) Maybe if they held some sort of coronial inquiry, they could determine whether 40 people could have helped the poor bugger. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 458239 | 2006-05-27 09:45:00 | They say its the conditions on the mountain, the near death state of the dying ones and thats why the unofficial rule is leave them. But. There is the fact that it costs money to do it, the have a limited time there and with the weather etc a certain time window to get up and back themselves. Which is what it really comes down to. As for the rape - thats what those woman that were made to stop handing out the pamphlets after the Louise case was all about. They'd done it before... What is there to say.....Hopefully this time they get done for it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 458240 | 2006-05-27 10:01:00 | Please read this.click here (www.nzherald.co.nz) Trevor :) Another useful link - www.nzherald.co.nz |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 458241 | 2006-05-27 10:12:00 | He radioed back to base & got advice from the people most qualified to give advice. That adive was to leave him | Greven (91) | ||
| 458242 | 2006-05-27 10:21:00 | I'm not qualified to talk about the logistics of a rescue but could any of you walk past just thinking "I'm here and I've paid all this money to get to the top so bugger that guy dieing over there"? So **** the "sport" of climbing mountains if thats what its about. The next time you drive past a bad road accident without stopping you have the consolation of thinking the driver was probably drunk, hadn't maintained the vehicle and doesn't have insurance. Martynz |
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| 458243 | 2006-05-27 10:25:00 | I hadn't realised that this forum sanitisizes posts. But I'm sure you can work out what the word is. But what a piss poor forum it is then. Get real. Martynz |
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