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Diesel Doctor Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Help out us dummies? Where is the Matterhorn, what is the elevation? Where is Mount Everest, what is the elevation? We took US Geography and flunked World Geography? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finney Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Nope, ain't happening. Not if you flew me up in a helicopter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Matterhorn is Europe Everest is Himalayas in Asia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 4 hours ago, Diesel Doctor said: Help out us dummies? Where is the Matterhorn, what is the elevation? Where is Mount Everest, what is the elevation? We took US Geography and flunked World Geography? Matterhorn is located in Switzerland vis a vis of Zermatt maybe if ya ever seen the Disney movie Banner in the Sky, that is the Matterhorn in that movie. Height is 14,692 feet or 4,478 meters first decent was in 14 July 1865 by Edward Whymper, Charles Hudson, Francis Douglas, Douglas Robert Hadow, Michel Croz, Peter Taugwalder senior and Peter Taugwalder Junior. 4 of those 7 men did not make it when they climbed down the mountain. To this day the Matterhorn is the most Deadly mountain to climb, it is estimated that the Matterhorn has claimed over 500 men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I thought Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood had Matterhorn in it also? Everest is over 29,000 feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C. Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 6 hours ago, Finney said: Nope, ain't happening. Not if you flew me up in a helicopter. X1000. That would be one of my worst nightmares. I get a little nervous on top of a grain bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Beale Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Fortunately I am now banned from climbing windmills and ladders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 But how about mountains Ian! You're not leaving Terra firma! LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Every time I hear about some VIP climbing Everest, or K2, or Matterhorn ot whatever they never mention the poor sherpa that carried all the $hit up and down 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Hillbilly Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 11 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: Every time I hear about some VIP climbing Everest, or K2, or Matterhorn ot whatever they never mention the poor sherpa that carried all the $hit up and down Fortunately, that is starting to change. For an awesome story, look up Nims Purja. He and his team were the first to summit all 14 >8,000 meter peaks in one season. This was 5 or 6 years ago. I think everybody on the team was Nepalese. No big money sponsors because they weren't white... They completed their mission with mostly second-hand gear patched up with duct tape. Simply amazing what they did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 19 hours ago, vtfireman85 said: Every time I hear about some VIP climbing Everest, or K2, or Matterhorn ot whatever they never mention the poor sherpa that carried all the $hit up and down We Swiss do not have sherpa's each climber has a Swiss mountain guide and each person has to carry their own gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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