QUOTE(Tellie @ Jun 17 2016, 02:51 PM)

the three poles are north pole, south pole and Everest (highest point on the earth, wiki it XD)
Sounds like shoe-(matter)-horning it in to me, somehow...

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And no, I've only done 2 8kilometre peak out of 14 and the two easiest ones at that...not that any 8k peak is easy. K2...I do hope to be able to complete all 8k peaks out there, but K2 will be one of the last, as besides Annapurna 1 (with a death toll of 41%) is considered the most difficult mountain in the world to climb (and has yet to be successfully sumitted during the winter).
Never tell me the odds!!!...
But seriously...Them's pretty damned scary numbers...

...Wow...41% is near-as-dammit "You'll either die up there, or you won't..."...
Ooooh, Wiki...While I'm there..."for every three thrill-seekers that make it safely up and down Annapurna I, one dies trying."
No...Just...No...

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The seven summits are an achievement you get for climbing the tallest mountain on each continent (including antarctica).
Is this a recognised thing with an awards ceremony/plaque/medal/luzury time-share apartment by the sea...A calm sea...Free from tsunami danger...and everything...It bloody
should be with that mortality rate...
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As for costs, they are usually pretty high. The 'lowest' price for an Everest expedition where you are guaranteed of good support (sherpas, Advanced Base Camp, experienced guides, extra oxygen and so forth) comes to around 40k USD. My trips to Cho Oyu and Manaslu cost 35k USD, fortunately I have contacts in various organisations in Norway so I get most of the costs for my trips sponsored, in return for pictures and written articles (my education in journalism helps with that).
Fair dues...That's not money you can find down the back of the sofa...Who-you-know is a handy thing, no?...

...But clearly, good support is always the way to go up there...
Do you have a place where your pics can be viewed?...I bet they're awesome...If a little terrifying...

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Friday!
Despite having no job I still frickin love Fridays!!
Yeeeeeah, getting kicked inna head kinda took the edge of it, for me, somehow...

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