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Old 05-24-2016, 01:58 PM   #3205 (permalink)
Cuthbert
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Originally Posted by Justthefacts View Post
How is it even still allowed to climb this death mountain?
Yeah even with doctors and all of the necessary safety precautions I don't think I'd ever do it. But compared to some of the other 8k mountains it's reasonably safe.

K2 is regarded as the more extreme climb. 1 in 4 people who attempt it die and nobody has ever climbed it during winter.

Then there is this too - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_Massif
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