TIL about Marco Siffredi who died trying to snowboard down Everest
TIL about Marco Siffredi who died trying to snowboard down Everest
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Low self-preservation tendencies, but lots of money, is a bad combination. They can afford to get themselves into a lot of trouble.
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It’s only snowz
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Play stupid games, win stupid pri
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*prizes
we would have also accepted "pay" over "win".
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Are stupid priczes pay to win?
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Siffredi was the first to descend Mount Everest on a snowboard, completing this feat in 2001 via the Norton Couloir.[1][2] In 2002, he disappeared after making his second Everest summit, while attempting to snowboard the Hornbein Couloir; his body has never been found.
dude actually did it once
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I made a rule for myself because of stuff like this
If you've done something fun but incredibly stupid and got away with it the first time, never do it a second time.
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Smart. Some people don't know when to quit while they're ahead.
This guy was doomed from the start. He was always going to keep doing this until he failed. If he survived his second attempt, he would have died on his third, or fourth, etc.
I always tell young people, especially young men, that every friend group has that one dangerous guy. He's the one that will hold a firework in his hand, drive like maniac to show off, drink way too much, take weird drugs, etc. Identify that guy early, and watch out for him. Don't let him drive (he's always the first to volunteer), don't encourage his nonsense, and stay far away. He's eventually going to get himself killed, and probably whoever is with him.
RFK, Jr is good example of the type.
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I see you've met my ex...
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my mantra is "don't tempt fate"
could I e.g. jump off a 3 story building into a pool? probably. but if I'm wrong then I'm either dead or severely injured and will probably regret that jump for the rest of my life.
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But... he never did that other route!
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Have to ask yourself honestly if it was luck or skill.
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this reminds me of people that started winning big at the casino, but left empty handed because they continue playing
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It’s like winning big money the very first time you try gambling. You ought to quit while you’re ahead, but your judgement is too clouded to actually stop yourself.
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Is it... is it possible he ran away? Like I've seen documentaries where people disappear only to be found years later across the country. And people be like: dude made a second life, got tired of it and came back.
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That's the whitest thing I've heard of in a while.
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I hope he got all the pussy up-front.
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Where else does one find the pussy?
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I've never strayed so far from God's light, but I've heard some pagans "hit it from behind?"
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The bussy
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You are confusing him with Rocco Siffredi.
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... for a split second I though another Siffredi is a talented snowboarder ...
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He rides other... ehm... surfaces and deeps.
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Probably fell in a crevasse, never to be seen again.
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Whatever happened, I hope it was quick.
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Anyone have good Sherpa/mountaineering documentary recommendations?
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14 Peaks: About a Nepalese mountaineer.
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This one on K2 was really interesting. It goes in-depth on why K2 is so much more dangerous than Everest and the many failures of the people attempting to be the first to make it to the top.
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Do you speak German or Dutch? It‘s not a documentary, but Toine Heijmans wrote a spectacular book on mountaineering called Zuurstofschuld. There‘s only a German translation though so far. I read the thing cover-to-cover in three days, best read I‘ve had in a while.
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Not exactly what you're looking for, but "Scary Interesting" on youtube has some good mountaineering gone wrong stories. They're typically 10-20 minutes long.
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I fuckin love that channel. So many late nights watching the 5 worst cave experiences
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Into Thin Air. I think they made a movie, but I read the book.
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It's been probably 25 years since I read it and I can still remember what an impression it made.
Big recommend!
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
More of a biography covering her entire life
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Good? Stay off the fucking mountain. It's already been littered with human trash and bodies. It's no longer a milestone it's a human trash collector. Fuck him.
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