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Irish climbers death
« on: May 24, 2011 »
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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2011 »
 :'(
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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2011 »
Just shows you that even the professionals are at risk. :-\
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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2011 »
Gosh that's so sad. :'( the wife must be in bits. I know I would be
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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2011 »
Very sad. He was very close to the end, wonder what happened?
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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2011 »
very sad indeed, i think his last attempt was with hannah sheilds

maybe he was so close to the summit he pushed himself too far?

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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2011 »
I think the grim reality is that at 50m from the top they are a long way from the end.  I refer here to the end being the point of reaching the highest camp where at least food, oxygene and shelter can be sought.  Most die descending, often due to not turning back soon enough.

Very sad story with three young children who have lost their father, one only just born into the world.
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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2011 »
"the dark side of everest" this explains a lot of what might have gone wrong

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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2011 »
Very sad news indeed.  As whoRya pointed out, the summit is only half the journey and I remember reading before about so called "summit fever".  Of course no way of knowing what happened in this case, and it doesn't change the terrible loss to the family.

On a more positive note I see from the BBC News site that an English climber who lives in Co. Down made the summit last Friday.  Also learnt a new factoid, according to the article:

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the distance between Everest's summit and the South Col, where many climbers make their final camp, is exactly the same height as Slieve Donard.

That does actually appear to be true give or take a few metres depending on where you pitch your tent!
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Re: Irish climbers death
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2011 »
Suspect, something you also might like to know after you saying about the last push up everest but on a smaller scale. When you leave Kilimanjaro kibo huts camp to summit it is aprox the height of Carrantuohill.

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