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0 pointsnoitpmeder3y ago0 comments

Yours is a pretty terrible take. Even if what you said is all true (it very well might be) the accomplishment alone (n peaks in x months) is a great feat.

It's as if saying the moon landing wasn't impressive because it was financed by the USA and used as a propaganda tool. "Its simply money"....

The dude climbed FIVE 8k peaks in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS (12 days). That alone is absolutely insane.

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saberience3y ago

Fixed lines, Nims wasn't leading, standard routes/ascents, tons of money and tech used.

Messner could make the same ascents today at 70+ years old given all those advantages. But Messner did it all 40 years ago, leading the climbs himself, without oxygen, and often on new routes/first ascents.

rdslw3y ago

Nope. Difference is:

You spent one month to prepare huge party for your 100 people extended family, just alone and spending 1000€

You did the same with 200 people crew, while spending 200 000€. It took one day.

What you praise on him is praising money :-/

Edit: He did, while on oxygen, being teleported by heli (sic!) directly between base camps with literally 100+ support team (including on climbs) all WHILE SPENDING 10+ MLN USD ON IT. The other (previous) guys did not.

Please go check and read mountain community opinion on him.

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