Viesturs climbs all 14 8000s

[dalius]

I guess he just summited Annapurna last night.

 

See article here

[mec]

It's 'bout fukin' time

Congrats!

[olyclimber]

Thanks to the Italians.

[kenp]

right on Ed! congrats for getting all 14 done (and without bottled o2!)and I hope he has a safe & speedy trip home

[dalius]

Go Ed.

 

I guess MSN struck some kind of deal to host all the weblogs and pics for this climb. It's all on a website called "The ULTIMATE Climb" Lots of text/pics/audio

[Dru]

So much hype for something that is no longer that newsworthy. First American to climb the 14... that's like being first Pole to free the Salathe.

[thelawgoddess]

i think it's a fairly "worthy" thing no matter where the dude's from ...

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

5.14 > 8,000m x 14

 

Come on, Ed, you can do better!

[olyclimber]

I thought the good Dr. would be talking about V15, not 5.14! Sorry for the unreasonable stereotype.

[Dechristo]

5.14 > 8,000m x 14

 

Come on, Ed, you can do better!

 

Are you a rockjock exclusively?

 

You can't have any appreciation for what it takes to accomplish such a feat.

 

I think you've got an apples and oranges thing here.

[barjor]

Wow it is tough to impress this crowd.

 

Congrats Ed.

[Gary_Yngve]

So much hype for something that is no longer that newsworthy. First American to climb the 14... that's like being first Pole to free the Salathe.

 

Don't blame Ed. Blame the media for how they're portraying things. He's one of five to have done all 14 without supp O2, and that's a hell of an accomplishment.

[Dru]

one of six...

[Gripped]

one of six...

But how many of the six are alive and climbing?

[crazy_t]

truly a blase accomplishment compared to successfully logging over 25,000 posts here, eh? Cheers to you both though!

Edited May 12, 2005 by crazy_t

[Dru]

one of six...

But how many of the six are alive and climbing?

 

4 maybe? or do you think messner doesn't count because he's stopped climbing

[Jedi]

Without bottled O2 is news worthy. Bottled O2 is aid. It is bringing a mountain down to your climbing ability (what your body can physically do). There are probably less than 100 people in the world who have REALLY climbed Everest. (guessing because it was only about 80+ by 2002)

I'm sure Ed could have climbed all 14 sooner, when it was news worthy, but he chose to do it in good style. The best style.

Hats off to you Ed!

 

p.s. now before I hurt someone's feelings, I'm sure 7 & 8,000 meter peaks are tough WITH bottled oxygen. I'm not saying that they are not. But it's like free climbing the Nose. You either can "climb" it or aid it. Both are forms of climbing and both can be hard but free climbing the Nose is a more pure form and is a more respectable feat.

 

Jedi

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

Without bottled O2 is news worthy. Bottled O2 is aid. It is bringing a mountain down to your climbing ability (what your body can physically do). There are probably less than 100 people in the world who have REALLY climbed Everest. (guessing because it was only about 80+ by 2002)

I'm sure Ed could have climbed all 14 sooner, when it was news worthy, but he chose to do it in good style. The best style.

Hats off to you Ed!

 

p.s. now before I hurt someone's feelings, I'm sure 7 & 8,000 meter peaks are tough WITH bottled oxygen. I'm not saying that they are not. But it's like free climbing the Nose. You either can "climb" it or aid it. Both are forms of climbing and both can be hard but free climbing the Nose is a more pure form and is a more respectable feat.

 

Jedi

 

And you've summited exactly how many 8k meter peaks to gain this righteous perspective? Hmmm? Zero? Crampons, down suits, ice tools, etc. are also not part of the human body, which further invalidates the remaining ascents.

 

NO ONE HAS SUMMITED EVEREST!!!

 

Fucking amateur monday-morning armchair quarterback bullshit.

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

5.14 > 8,000m x 14

 

Come on, Ed, you can do better!

 

Are you a rockjock exclusively?

 

You can't have any appreciation for what it takes to accomplish such a feat.

 

I think you've got an apples and oranges thing here.

 

Link for you. (Work safe.)

[catbirdseat]

DFA, sticky rubber is aid and so is lycra.

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

DFA, sticky rubber is aid and so is lycra.

 

 

Well, DFA campuses all moves and doesn't race bikes, so sticky rubber and lycra have exactly nothing to do with it!

[Dechristo]

...do you think messner doesn't count because he's stopped climbing?

 

His climbing aside, as it is, I'd imagine he goes over large in these rooms for his refusal to honor his commitment to speak at the AAC Annual Meeting in Ouray this March past due to "political conditions" in this country.

[cj001f]

You can't have any appreciation for what it takes to accomplish such a feat.

You mean an extraordinary aptitude for promotional and marketing work to obtain the necessary funding for Himalayan climbing?

[thelawgoddess]

You mean an extraordinary aptitude for promotional and marketing work to obtain the necessary funding for Himalayan climbing?

when not born with a silver spoon in your mouth, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do if you want to do what you want to do.

[Dechristo]

Link for you. (Work safe.)

 

Vat da hahl ees czar chasm?

 

sar·casm (särkzm)

n.

[Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein, to bite the lips in rage, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]

 

 

1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.

2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.

3. The use of sarcasm.

 

The Dr. intends to cut and wound the Amazing Mr. Ed and victimize him as the butt of his nefarious contempt and ridicule.

 

GET 'ER DONE!