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▲ 37 r/Everest

To what extent is the "rich, selfish amateur" stereotype of Everest climbers true and to what extent is it not?

I've seen a few people on here point out that even someone like the Sandy Hill Pittman woman who survived the 1996 Everest expedition had actually had more climbing experience than implied by Krakauer, though I'm not certain how true this statement is.

To the people who've been on the camps or at least have done their fair share of research on the mountain and its tourism industry, how true are the negative stereotypes of modern Everest climbers and if they're not, are they primarily just fellow "peakbaggers" who shelled out an ungodly amount of money to reach the top?

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u/wiz28ultra — 3 days ago
▲ 26 r/Mountaineering

So wait, if you're required to have a IFMGA-certified Nepali guide or Sherpa for all 8000ers in Nepal, then how are alpine-style mountaineers able to solo these peaks?

It seems like it's essentially illegal now for someone to attempt what Kurtyka or Messner did with pair ascents, if they have a guide, wouldn't that guide automatically shift them towards doing a more conventional route instead, how is alpine mountaineering in Nepal supposed to work now?

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u/wiz28ultra — 5 days ago
▲ 233 r/geography

Are the problems caused by tourism on Mt. Everest unique to it, or is this a big problem on other mountains around the world?

I asked this on another sub, but it was a bit smaller so I was curious if anyone here who's into mountain climbing has seen similar problems to those described on Everest.

If you've been on other 8000ers is the lines, & trash a problem on mountains like Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga, or Makalu?

In the US is this a common issue on the 4000ers and the Alaskan peaks like Denali?

In South America, what about peaks like Aconcagua or Huascaran?

etc.

u/wiz28ultra — 5 days ago
▲ 19 r/alpinism+1 crossposts

Anyone here ever climbed one of the Soviet Snow Leopard Peaks, what was the experience like?

I'm generally very curious about this area as these summits have generally received a lot more mountaineering attention than other 7000ers compared to say, the Nepalese or Pakistani 7000ers simply due to their locations in the Former Soviet Union and how institutionalized mountaineering was as a sport in that part of the world.

How difficult were these climbs? I understand that Peak Pobeda's notoriously known for being very hard, but how does it stack up to something like K2, furthermore, how difficult are the other peaks(barring Lenin) and because of their relative popularity, how extensive is the infrastructure and fixed line support here compared to other peaks in High Asia?

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u/wiz28ultra — 7 days ago
▲ 4.6k r/geography

Why did K2 keep its name instead of using Mt. Godwin-Austen like Everest & why is there no local name for the mountain?

Like, I get that it's isolated, but the Gasherbrum peaks, Distaghil Sar, Baintha Brakk, and others have defined names while all being pretty far away from Balti villages too.

I know that there's the alternate name, Mt. Godwin-Austen, but that name's rarely used unlike Everest.

u/wiz28ultra — 10 days ago
▲ 6 r/geography

Continuing from someone else's post, would you consider the Trans-Pecos region(El Paso & surrounding towns) part of the US Southwest?

u/wiz28ultra — 10 days ago
▲ 51 r/geology

Why is the Mahalangur Himal so high even compared to other regions in the Himalayas?

For some context, the Mahalangur Himal is the region of the Himalayas where Everest is.

Here, even the lowest 8000er, Cho Oyu is still a tad higher up than the twin 8000ers over the Kali Gandaki while Makalu & Lhotse are already the 5th and 4th highest summits on Earth, with Makalu already being over 300m higher up than Dhaulagiri or Manaslu.

Even compared to the Karakoram, the lower 8000ers here are noticeably higher up than all the Gasherbrum peaks & Nanga Parbat.

What drives this region to specifically be filled with such high peaks, even when compared to other areas in the Himalayas?

u/wiz28ultra — 15 days ago
▲ 5 r/Everest

I'm referring to peaks like Kangchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Annapurna, etc. how extensive is the Sherpa support, commercialization, and more morbidly, the trash and bodies compare on these mountains to Everest?

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u/wiz28ultra — 17 days ago
▲ 28 r/geography

Despite Kilimanjaro being just as high up, approximately 6km, the mountain has considerably less snow cover when compared to Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, or Cayambe.

What are some reasons for this, my guess is the Amazon Rainforest having way more moisture than the Serengeti, but if there's more to it, let me know.

u/wiz28ultra — 18 days ago
▲ 2 r/Nepal

Like in terms of Sherpa support, base village amenities, crowds, & tourist environment how do places like Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Kangchenjunga and Annapurna compare to what we see in Everest?

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u/wiz28ultra — 19 days ago
▲ 4 r/alpinism

I know that it's relatively common to hear a talking point that Mount Everest is overrun by tourists, trash, and strong measures have been made on the part of climbing companies and their staff to make the climb way more "civilized" and easier (aka ladders on the icefall, extensive guided ropes, Sherpa assistance at every corner).

But I'm curious, how does this stack up to other mountains in your experience? Is the situation worse or comparable in places in the Andes like Aconcagua or Huascaran? How about Rainier & Denali back in the States or other 8000ers like Nanga Parbat & Dhaulagiri?

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u/wiz28ultra — 21 days ago
▲ 1.8k r/geography

Even when looking outside of the Himalayas & Karakoram, other peaks & Central & South Asia like Jengish Chokusu, Kongur Tagh, & Tirich Mir are each 472, 688, and 747m. HIGHER up than Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Andes and the highest peak outside of Asia.

What drives the fact that there are so many mountains that are so much higher up in altitude than the Andes and other tropical/subtropical mountain ranges?

u/wiz28ultra — 24 days ago
▲ 11 r/geography

An interesting peculiarity I've noticed in the Philippines is that when you compare the weather of Northern Luzon to Central & Northern Vietnam and Southern China, the Philippines pretty much never experiences milder winters when compared to Indochina & China at similar latitudes

For instance, the City of Laoag, for example, has a mean January temp of roughly 25.2 Celsius while Tuguegarao has a mean temp of 23.6 Celsius. For comparison, Haiphong & Hanoi's mean January temperatures are roughly 16.3 & 16.5 Celsius, while Haikou & Sanya's mean January temperatures are 18.2 & 22.3 centigrade, respectively.

What peculiarities in the Philippines geography prevent a Cwa climate from happening in the Northern Islands?

u/wiz28ultra — 25 days ago