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  1. John Krakauer, the author of "Into Thin Air",says he wishes that he had never gone to Mt. Everest.
    This is the 30th anniversary of the deadly1996 Everest disaster.
    #mountainclimbing
    #mteverest
    #Himalayas
    people.com/jon-krakauer-into-t

  2. #RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #FebruArty #Fear The end of Bishop Peak's trail to the top of the mountain. Not advisable if you are afraid of heights! Some people continue to climb to the top of the rocks. 😬 #EastCoastKin #Hiking #BishopPeak #WestCoastKin #MountainClimbing

  3. Galahad of Everest - YouTube
    youtube.com/watch?v=T3Cmadspi5

    "Brian Blessed recreates the 1924 expedition of George Mallory as a one man show on Everest and nearly makes it to the top ! Having sought advice from famed mountaineers Rheinhold Messner , Chris Bonington , Peter Habelar , Lord John Hunt, and Captain John Hunt he ventures through India Bhutan and onto the Tibetan plateau to start his ascent of the mountain ."

    #MountainClimbing #Everest #BrianBlessed

  4. How can one get lost on a closed summit track?

    "A large-scale search was launched on Sunday for Queensland doctor Csaba Varga, 54, at Wollumbin/Mount Warning." The search "focused on a steep, overgrown track that leads to the summit of the mountain, which has been closed to the public since 2020." The "summit track, is regarded as sacred to the Aboriginal community and remains closed to the public."
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    abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/que
    #MountainClimbing #climbing #mountains #summit #respect #Wollumbin #MountWarning #NSW #RescueMe #Queensland #SettlerSociety #sacred #IndigenousPeoples #BundjalungNation #NationalParks #conservation #biodiversity