The free-climber’s Everest.

22 Responses to The free-climber’s Everest.

1. mistress mara says:

   January 15, 2015 at 18:26

   Thanks KG, I feel really sick. My fault for looking.
   • KG says:

     January 15, 2015 at 18:35

     sorry Mara! I used to love the sport and couldn’t resist commenting on this climb.
     (Gecko feels the way you do when she looks at those pics.)
2. Oswald Bastable says:

   January 15, 2015 at 18:29

   Have been and I do!
   • KG says:

     January 15, 2015 at 18:36

     Wonderful, innit? The sheer perseverance is amazing.
     • Oswald Bastable says:

       January 15, 2015 at 18:56

       Yep- in theory, a fall from ten meters is as fatal, as one from a hundred but it’s a whole world different actually doing it.
       • KG says:

         January 15, 2015 at 18:59

         Ain’t that the truth! Climbing is more about the head than physical strength.
         • Darin says:

           January 15, 2015 at 19:15

           Yes,one does need be a bit off in the head to go free climbing
         • Oswald Bastable says:

           January 15, 2015 at 20:11

           Yep- seen a bunch of bulging dickheads unable to climb their own height. And round chaps go up the rock like a gecko!
3. The Gantt Guy says:

   January 15, 2015 at 18:50

   Thread-jacking, with apologies to our esteemed host, but if this one’s real it’s truly EPIC.

   I don’t know much about the Australian Lib Dems except I like their slogan:

   There are two guiding principles that determine our approach to legislation. We would never vote for an increase in taxes and we would never vote for a reduction in liberty.

   If they live up to that, I’m a fan. Anyway, David Leyonhjelm is a Senator from NSW and has had someone stalking and harassing him over his support for freedom of speech. His reply to that stalker is truly the best thing I’ve ever read!
   • KG says:

     January 15, 2015 at 18:57

     And that, friends, is the only response some leftist piece of shit deserves.
     • Darin says:

       January 15, 2015 at 19:14

       
     • Oswald Bastable says:

       January 15, 2015 at 20:13

       Short and to the point. Just like me!
       • KG says:

         January 15, 2015 at 20:35

         And there was I, thinking you were the soul of tact and sensitivity, Os.
         • The Gantt Guy says:

           January 15, 2015 at 20:45

           
           • KG says:

             January 15, 2015 at 20:49

             
4. mistress mara says:

   January 15, 2015 at 21:48

   Bletch … this stuff turns my stomach. No life saving ropes? Really??
   • KG says:

     January 15, 2015 at 22:58

     Terminal velocity is the same at 300ft as it is at 3000, Mara.
5. mistress mara says:

   January 15, 2015 at 23:32

   KG , I know almost nothing about terminal velocity but I can assure you that I would not be related to anyone who would hang onto rock face, thousands of metres high by their fingernails .Who the hell would? Presumably these climbers have family with good blood pressure and and excellent life insurance cover,
   • KG says:

     January 16, 2015 at 04:16

     I can’t explain it Mara, except to say it’s less scary doing it than to be scared of doing it would be.
     Sort of.
     That, and the irresistible urge to have a go at beating what everybody says can’t be done.
     • tranquil says:

       January 16, 2015 at 11:45

       As Kipling would say, “you’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din”. This stuff scares the crap out of me……
       I’m not so fit now but my challenge used to be marathons.
       Still a challenge in them but a bit safer…..
       • KG says:

         January 16, 2015 at 11:50

         Well, a marathon would be scary to me – too many people, too close.
         A walk down a busy city footpath is bad enough….
         Rock climbing and parachuting are both a good way to get an adrenaline buzz without looking like a kamikaze…
6. Ronbo says:

   January 16, 2015 at 01:44

   Tourists at the top: “Why the hell did you waste your valuable time climbing up this here mountain on this side when there is a perfectly good road up the other way ”

   Mountain Climber: “BECAUSE THE MOUNTAIN WAS THERE ”