K2 climber saves a life

Steve Duffy 2

23/08/2001 at 15:36

WildDay. com, is quoted as saying 'Although Michael didn't make the summit or his highest e-mail world record, he feels that saving a man's life was far more important.'

Is it me or does the fact that WildDay felt that fact needed pointing out suggest there may have been some doubt in people's minds?

Come on people, do we really need telling that saving a man's life is more important than sending a friggin email? I despair sometimes...

I guess it's just another bit of 8,000 metre peak madness...shut the lot of them I say cos they seem to breed silliness at best and downright disregard for life at worst.

Jon Doran

23/08/2001 at 15:45

To be fair to WildDay, they were responding to a newspaper journalist, probably said a load more, and that was the bit they grabbed hold of. The actual diaries are pretty bizarre, expecially the third one where he suddenly launches into a thing about credit card fraud...

Given that altitude has been shown to mess pretty effectively with your mind and clarity of thought, I wonder if trying to run a business from K2 is a particularly good idea. Guess the real gamble was that it would generate a load of publicity if he summited and/or sent the world's highest e-mail'.

For what it's worth, I want climbing and travelling to be climbing and travelling and the idea of trying to run a business at the same time fills me with a sort of creeping dread. on the other hand I guess that's the price he paid for being able to do it at all.

OutdoorsMagic Editor | jon@outdoorsmagic.com

Steve Duffy 2

23/08/2001 at 15:54

I wonder if climbing K2 is a good idea...sheesh, haven't people seen Vertical Limit?

Drew

25/08/2001 at 20:56

It is a good idea, but always with respect for the mountain. I think it was Ed Viesturs (I know someone will correct me within 3 minutes), who said _ I knwo it's a different mountain, but it has the same meaning - "You don't climb Everest. You sneak up on it, and get the hell outta there!". And he's gonna do all 14, 'without the Os'! Hardest guy in the world!!!

Orange Alex Ford

26/08/2001 at 11:44

Hardest Guy In The World?????

Reinhold Messner. He'd have Ed Viestures any day!

Drew

27/08/2001 at 20:29

Reinhold Messner used Oxygen, Ed isn't!

joan collins

30/08/2001 at 08:34

'Aparently' you're not the real Peter Parker, because he's A Journalist when he's not saving the world, so he'd know how to spel.

Steve Duffy 2

30/08/2001 at 09:34

Curses...foiled again.

Wouldn't it be truly bizarre if I was indeed a journo though?

joan collins

30/08/2001 at 10:05

Not if you worked for the Grauniad.

Orange Alex Ford

30/08/2001 at 18:26

Are you sure Andrew...I thought he didn't use oxygen.

Clive Clasby (Old Git)

31/08/2001 at 21:56

You cannot seek to bribe or twist
The upright British Journalist

But when you see what unbribed he'd do
There really is no reason to.

I hate em all Parasitic scum
"Photo call for your corporate sponsors and the Antarctic Trip Mr Clasby"
Coming luvvies mustnt keep my public waiting!

Clive Clasby (Old Git)

31/08/2001 at 21:57

sorry I think my head came undone there

Dave Parr

31/08/2001 at 22:13

Hmm, I reckon if you hate journalists you're just reading the wrong paper, though I'm yet to find the "right" paper, I'd be interested in anything without Julie Burchill or sports persons writing for it.

Clive Clasby (Old Git)

01/09/2001 at 21:43

Beano?

Dave Parr

01/09/2001 at 23:44

Sounds a bit right wing.

Wellwashed Whyfronts

02/09/2001 at 05:45

Dandy?

Clive Clasby (Old Git)

03/09/2001 at 21:57

The Eagle!
dan Dare and the Mekon and all that
"I say Porky old chap look out that blaster ray is going to hit you if you dont move out the way pretty sharpish....Oh you didnt...sorry"

Drew

03/09/2001 at 23:23

I think Messner used oxygen. Don't know thogh.

Guardian is a good paper, especially when the little man in the sub-editors office sees something that could eb made into a spelling mistake, and also something very funny at the same time. The Editor on Sunday (in the Observer) is good, aspecially the bits sent in by readers.

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