jon Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/sports/20climber.html?hp Discuss. Will he set a human dog speed record? Can he twatter from baseball? Important stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 will his parents be arrested for child abuse if he gets the chop?!? fucking assholes - who the fuck is so rich they can send their kid to the 7 summits before he grows pubes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 It's part of the Bear Grylls school of being a total twat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirp Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 It's part of the Bear Grylls school of being a total twat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckaroo Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 He's doing the NE Ridge cuz the regular route has a 16 yrs age limit. But he has his lucky kangaroo testicles so he should make it. He's fricking 5'10" 160 lbs, hella big for 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 You must be this _ tall to ride this ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_leclerc Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 He's fricking 5'10" 160 lbs, hella big for 13. Little kid is almost as fat as me! Im like 6'2" and 165 Ibs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketparrotlet Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I weigh 30 pounds less than the kid and I'm 17! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchuck71 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 It's part of the Bear Grylls school of being a total twat. WTF Spotter those are fighitng words! Douche is mother flippin' right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 He's doing the NE Ridge cuz the regular route has a 16 yrs age limit. But he has his lucky kangaroo testicles so he should make it. He's fricking 5'10" 160 lbs, hella big for 13. Actually that's the North Col Route he's doing. The NE Ridge has been climbed through the pinnacles, but nobody has completed the route. If he did that it would be a FA as well. In any case there's all kinds of rad climbing a 13 year old could be doing. Possibly too much pressure from the parents who want their own notoriety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korup Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Just when you thought Paris et al had maxed out all possible avenues for vapid media whoredom, this kid's parents lay down a new "high" point. “This was not my idea; he’s provided the inspiration and motivation to keep it going,” Paul Romero wrote recently in an e-mail message from base camp. “Jordan is taking us on the Seven Summits quest and we are merely facilitating his wishes.” He meant to say, "And we, being stupid rich assholes, couldn't say no to little Jonny's little wishes." Idiots. Let him work a shit job, save his money, and get to see the world on his own two feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie69 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Do you think the kid needs adult supervision for these trips? I'd be more than willing to work for minimum wage if all expenses were paid for to help "keep an eye" on the little guy while he scrambles around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 He's fricking 5'10" 160 lbs, hella big for 13. Fuq, what an Amazon! I was that size when I was 35 years old! Now, not so much. I've added 2 lbs/year on average since then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketparrotlet Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Do you think the kid needs adult supervision for these trips? I'd be more than willing to work for minimum wage if all expenses were paid for to help "keep an eye" on the little guy while he scrambles around. I think that's exactly what he doesn't want. I hate it when people try to "keep an eye" on me when I am climbing just because I am under 18. However, I agree that this is just another publicity stunt. If he really cared about climbing, he'd work on some new routes in his local alpine area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie69 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Do you think the kid needs adult supervision for these trips? I'd be more than willing to work for minimum wage if all expenses were paid for to help "keep an eye" on the little guy while he scrambles around. I think that's exactly what he doesn't want. I hate it when people try to "keep an eye" on me when I am climbing just because I am under 18. However, I agree that this is just another publicity stunt. If he really cared about climbing, he'd work on some new routes in his local alpine area. It's not so much about the supervision as it was a plea to take me with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketparrotlet Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Hahaha sorry for the misinterpretation then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluka Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Looks like he at least made it to the top... http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-05-21-13-year-old-mount-everest_N.htm What's next in the pantheon of first/oldest/youngest-to-do-something-on-Everest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_leclerc Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 while i am very impressed that the kid had the endurance to summit... what i think will be truly amazing is a young (18 yrs or less) un-guided, unsupported alpine style ascent of Everest. Routefinding, carrying your own shit, and showing the true attributes of an alpinist without a guide service doing it for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyleaf Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Shit man...you're up. Show us how it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 But you'll need to do it nekkid. From ABC to the top. It's the next "first for Everest"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyleaf Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Maybe if he covered himself in bacon grease and butter, to fight off the frost nippy. And he can lick himself for calories. 2 birds, 1 stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_leclerc Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 What if I climbed Diedre naked alpine style so many times, over the course of a dew days. That I gain an equal amount of totaly vertical mileage to climbing Everest! Im too poor for this kind of shit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyleaf Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I'll give you $50 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstach Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 What if I climbed Diedre naked alpine style so many times, over the course of a dew days. That I gain an equal amount of totaly vertical mileage to climbing Everest! With the line ups/clusterf'ks i've seen on Diedre, it will take you more than a few days to put up that vertical mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedome Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Have no fear, BBC says his resume includes an ascent of Kilimanjaro, so he is/was qualified to climb Everest... stupid people and their need for glory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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