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Off topic: Rally for Tibet 30-Apr-2008 At 12:27:08 PM anthonyk

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On 21/04/2008 b1rchy999 wrote:
>I think it would be interesting if Chomolungma decides to totally stuff
>up their plans with a month of shit weather, 200+kms winds?
>I wonder if the pressure would be on them to try and summit anyhow? How
>many lives will be lost if this is the case? I defiantely would not want
>to be the guide/climbers or sherpas. No way.
>I think the assault on the mountain would be huge and that is why they
>closed down the whole North Side??

its ok i hear they've got a back up team carrying containers of nitro-glycerin in case the first team gets stuffed up trying to meet the deadline. i just hope they're filming as well, it'd add another valuable contribution to the vast array of credible climbing movies out there that show what its really all about.