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davidcyclebackMy dad knew her well and said she was nice. They had things in common as they
were both from Wisconsin and engineering majors. I'd seen her a few times but didn't know her.
High end mountain climbing, like climbing Mount Everest or K2 is a dangerous vocation or
hobby, and death is not uncommon. I found out that most deaths on Mount Everest are not
on the ascent but the descent. This is due to falls, exhaustion, lack of oxygen, mountain sickness
(which isn't akin to car sickness but brain problems caused by lack of oxygen), losing consciousness,
freezing to death, etc. Many simply sit or lie down, can't get back up and die at the spot. From what
I understand, if you climb Mount Everest you will pass dead bodies, some from recent some
from years ago.
And to think people want poker to count as a sport.