Mind you as low level resorts start to struggle more and more with snow cover there must be potential for a new high level resort ....
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So who fancies skiing Everest then?
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Apres ski would have to be at Everest Base Camp. 18,000ft. My eldest son has hiked there on an 11 day walk, (a decision made one boozy night with his mates in a Dundee Pub). Nobody escaped alpine sickness. They witnessed one poor Japanese guy passing through. Both the camp, and life. From what I gather, apres ski consisted of being unable to sleep due to lack of oxygen, followed by a day of energyless walking.
There was an upside. When he subsequently interviewed Reinhold Messner, he was doing less than average until he mentioned his visit to Everest ~ after which he commanded 100% of Messner's attention. I was able to utilise some reflected glory when my son introduced me to Messner, and we were able to chat about skiing. (Well I certainly wasn't going to talk about mountain climbing!
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Started by Admin in Ski Chatter 21-Sep-2011 - 15 Replies
OldAndy
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
Dave Mac
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
crispyapplepie wrote:What's the point....... I mean really, when you get the bottom and after all this, Where is the APRES SKI? :lol:
Apres ski would have to be at Everest Base Camp. 18,000ft. My eldest son has hiked there on an 11 day walk, (a decision made one boozy night with his mates in a Dundee Pub). Nobody escaped alpine sickness. They witnessed one poor Japanese guy passing through. Both the camp, and life. From what I gather, apres ski consisted of being unable to sleep due to lack of oxygen, followed by a day of energyless walking.
There was an upside. When he subsequently interviewed Reinhold Messner, he was doing less than average until he mentioned his visit to Everest ~ after which he commanded 100% of Messner's attention. I was able to utilise some reflected glory when my son introduced me to Messner, and we were able to chat about skiing. (Well I certainly wasn't going to talk about mountain climbing!
Ian Wickham
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
I did it once then I got :wink: bored .....
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
I wonder how fast he was going...Maybe one of you mathmaticians out there could work it out?
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Dave Mac
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
He had a parachute, so was never going to go too quickly. However, he wasn't going slow. He was getting turns in, so not as quick as a speed gun. Educated guess, 40/50mph.
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
It was 33.89 MPH.
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Ian Wickham
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
snowb4ndit wrote:It was 33.89 MPH.
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Innsbrucker
reply to 'So who fancies skiing Everest then?' posted Sep-2011
What a horrible resort. The atrocious standard of pisting, and the apparent lack of catering facilities in this video, leaves me wondering whether the ski lift to the top is any better.
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