It used to be a big deal, but now it's a bunch of rich weirdos. -- KfgsHokie 04/22/2022 11:39AM
Has everybody read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer? -- DJ Golf 04/22/2022 07:12AM
I've read about everything Kraukauer has written -- Vippie1 04/22/2022 10:53AM
Great book ** -- AirborneHokie96 04/22/2022 08:12AM
Best book I've read...and I've ready it three times. I bought the... -- great2bahokie 04/22/2022 07:30AM
Only non fiction one that comes close IMHO -- RTFC 04/24/2022 4:27PM
An 'escalator from base camp' project could send sales thru the roof.** -- MikeVT85 04/21/2022 11:42PM
More people have climbed Everest than have run a sub 4:00 mile. ** -- BobG 04/21/2022 10:46PM
That's nuts! ** -- great2bahokie 04/22/2022 07:31AM
I was pretty close to pulling the trigger on that Mtn Hardware base camp -- Vtskier1 04/21/2022 7:07PM
I'm going to Kathmandu -- Hokie Chris 04/21/2022 3:59PM
There should be an extensive training program to even attempt it -- EDGEMAN 04/21/2022 3:54PM
Yup... ** -- great2bahokie 04/22/2022 07:31AM
There has been many calling for +6000 & even +8000 experience prior to -- Vtskier1 04/21/2022 7:08PM
I did one night at -42 F without heat and living in a survival shelter -- AirborneHokie96 04/21/2022 3:45PM
Most Airedales and Aviators I've known have all cussed SERE -- Burruss Writer 04/22/2022 08:48AM
Awesome. My Dad was AF and got his Peter the Polarman certificate -- turkeywinghokie 04/21/2022 9:24PM
Yes, we had to learn how to create snares and catch rabbits -- AirborneHokie96 04/22/2022 08:12AM
You should have drank your own urine. -- MP4VT2004 04/21/2022 6:35PM
I was thinking more of this guy... -- Burruss Writer 04/22/2022 08:45AM
I shared a sleeping bag with a buddy once too -- HokieMacDaddy 04/21/2022 4:18PM
Sounds like my SERE school experience... -- EDGEMAN 04/21/2022 3:55PM
Sounds like my first marriage ** -- Spudnut 04/21/2022 4:05PM
"Small victories"...that's the concept I took away from SERE school ** -- AirborneHokie96 04/21/2022 3:57PM
All I remember is cold...and being interrogated...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 04/21/2022 3:58PM
14 peaks on netflix, great documentary on climbing. we all remember that -- VT Pez4Life 04/21/2022 3:26PM
Reading his book right now -- Vippie1 04/21/2022 4:28PM
He was recently on Joe Rogan, If you want to listen to him as well -- VT Pez4Life 04/21/2022 4:31PM
Selfish idiots ** -- ModerateHokie 04/21/2022 3:18PM
The amount of garbage being left behind is criminal. ** -- reestuart 04/21/2022 3:46PM
And feces...it's crowding the glacier even.... ** -- Vtskier1 04/21/2022 7:12PM
Don't know how effective...but there are efforts to address that -- great2bahokie 04/21/2022 3:49PM
Yeah, let's hope they continue to try and do something about the trash, -- reestuart 04/21/2022 4:54PM
Everyone should be required to bring back twice as much crap as they -- Coach McGuirk 04/21/2022 5:25PM
There's like 200 frozen dead bodies along the route ** -- HokieDan95 04/21/2022 2:59PM
I certainly wouldn`t want -- VTUD 04/21/2022 3:44PM
Real confidence builder, 'eh? ** -- great2bahokie 04/21/2022 3:06PM
Maybe good for motivation? -- Tafkam Hokie 04/21/2022 3:16PM