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So who fancies skiing Everest then?

So who fancies skiing Everest then?

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Started by Admin in Ski Chatter - 15 Replies

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Admin posted Sep-2011

This film shows a novel approach to controlling your speed, although I do get the impression it might have hampered his "self arrest" technique... :shock: :shock: :shock:



From Youtube;

The Man Who Skied Down Everest is a documentary about Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese alpinist who skied down Mt. Everest in 1970. The film was produced by Canadian film maker Budge Crawley. Miura skied 6,600 feet (2000 m) in 2 minutes and 20 seconds and fell 1320 feet down the steep Lhotse face from the Yellow Band just below the South Col. He used a large parachute to slow his descent. He came to a full stop just 250 ft. from the edge of the crevasse.

Eight died during the expedition's ascent.
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Edited 1 time. Last update at 21-Sep-2011

Dave Mac
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011

The boy snowploughed down Everest! Unbelievable. I used to dream when my time comes, I would joss it skiing down the north face of the Eiger. After seeing that, I think falling over after a night in the Bichlwirt would be much more acceptable.

Far Queue
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011

:lol:

He clearly has not read the thread on here about how to handle ice :twisted:
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OldAndy
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011

Not my type of place really ...
Doesn't look ski in ski out and I couldn't see any signs of nice little hostelleries for a rest or restorative!
:cry:
Otherwise .....
:lol:

Dave Mac
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011

Far Queue wrote: :lol:

He clearly has not read the thread on here about how to handle ice :twisted:


Dead right, FQ, Pavel never said anything about a parachute on the ice thread. Come to think of it, in the "Never" thread, he never said "don't go out skiing without your parachute! :evil:

Tropicana
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011

Totally MAD!
As for me, I think i will give that piste a miss!! ha ha
I slid down for ages down a Red on ice last january in France, and the whole valley could hear me shout, "I cant STOP !!!!!!"
My partner lunges out to catch me grabbed me b y the ankles and we then continued sliding with me head first for many more yards.
Some very nice Italians turned up with my skis on their shoulders.....so nice ! :)

Admin
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011

OldAndy wrote:Doesn't look ski in ski out

I dunno... the crevasse is definitely "ski in". Take your point on the lack of ski out though...

Crispyapplepie
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011

What's the point....... I mean really, when you get the bottom and after all this, Where is the APRES SKI? :lol:
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Topic last updated on 27-September-2011 at 14:38