• originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    11 months

    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

    • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11 months

      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.

      • witchybitchy@lemm.eeEnglish
        11 months

        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.

        • Weirdfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11 months

          As someone who’s been skateboarding for 40 years, I’ve almost always had that “This is a bad idea” feeling right before getting a serious injury.

          Took longer than I care to admit to start listening to it.

          • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11 months

            Same with dirt bikes and ATVs. Rolled a few and there’s always a point on that too steep hill where you feel the shift and realize oh no, gravity will be making all of the decisions from here on out and I’m just a spectator. I don’t ride nearly as recklessly as I used to.

          • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            11 months

            My kid loves physical fail videos, and there’s lots of skateboarding. Some make me curl up in a ball, but I let him watch them because honestly they are pretty instructive.

        • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          11 months

          I see where you’re coming from. But luck favors the bold. And I would most definitely regret not doing something for the rest of my life

          But after the first attempt your no longer bold, just dumb.

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.worldEnglish
        11 months

        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.

        • SaltSong@startrek.websiteEnglish
          11 months

          RFK Junior is 71 years old. That’s not your shining example of “eventually gong to get himself killed.”

      • Nastybutler@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11 months

        Right? His body was never found, so maybe he reached the bottom and hitched a ride to escape his life and now he’s in a monetary somewhere in Nepal leading a quiet, peaceful existence

    • expatriado@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11 months

      this reminds me of people that started winning big at the casino, but left empty handed because they continue playing

    • Sundray@lemmus.orgEnglish
      11 months

      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.

    • dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      11 months

      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.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.worldEnglish
    11 months

    Low self-preservation tendencies, but lots of money, is a bad combination. They can afford to get themselves into a lot of trouble.

  • frank@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    11 months

    Anyone have good Sherpa/mountaineering documentary recommendations?

    • hactar42@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11 months

      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.

      https://youtu.be/iMFLWoPtSZM

    • Dayroom7485@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11 months

      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.

    • IdontplaytheTrombone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11 months

      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.

      • SneakyWeasel@lemmy.caEnglish
        11 months

        I fuckin love that channel. So many late nights watching the 5 worst cave experiences

    • ChaosCoati@midwest.socialEnglish
      11 months

      Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

      More of a biography covering her entire life

      • ECB@feddit.orgEnglish
        11 months

        It’s been probably 25 years since I read it and I can still remember what an impression it made.

        Big recommend!

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11 months

    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.