OT The Number of Climber Deaths on Everest Continue to Rise Due to Overcrowding

When were you in colo springs? Ever make it to manituau?

 

Oh, about 35 years ago, going again this coming Thanksgiving. Brother in law, Retired Airforce guy, lives there.
Can't remember all the stuff we saw on the sight seeing tour, but no recall of manituau. I do recall feeling what 7000' feels like after a few hours.
I am taking the train this time out of probably Oxnard, instead of flying in. That flight to Colorado springs from Denver is the only flight
I ever got sick on. Not really sick but close.

It was sort of funny too, wife on one side of me, a lady on the other, window side. The lady with window just has to have the window, wife just has to have the isle seat. So all 240 of me is stuffed in the middle. The lady with the window wants to chat, so we chat until I start getting green
then she want to get the fuck out of there. Wife laughs like hell! Man you sure ran her off, big meany! I was fine soon as we went wheels down, but I don't want to do it again. The up and down drafts are fierce there.

 

I lived there for a few years in the mid 90's.

If you are into blues, go to the Blue Manituau ( though I heard rumors it might have closed) A bar set over the top of a creek. Next door there is an old school arcade also on top of the creek. cool little place. Its to Colo springs is what Boulder is to Denver.

And you took a flight on an 80 minute drive? LOL Musta took longer to check in and board!

 

Well, we checked in at San Jose I think. With a plane switch in Denver.

 

Ohhh gotcha.

 

Funny when I think back on my air travel in the US. I hate it but did it. The only time I flew to Denver was non business related. A few stops there but it was not the destination. Had customers in probably every City in the US, except Denver. Either a Trucking company, Railroad, Shipping, Air Freighter, Bank or Scientific Lab. Probably flew to every damn one but none in Denver.

 

I feel bad for the Sherpas. Their government is really screwing them over to serve rich people from across the globe that have them hauling all their gear up with zero regulation.

 

Shit! I didn't know you were an adventurer Maris. When did you climb Everest?

 

Wouldn't his cold dead hands eventually fall off from the frostbite? Does that happen?

 

No, I can get seasick. I often do when in port a long time before heading to sea. But it is manageable. I sometime refer to it as purging the evil
out and then you are ok. I like to get to sea, being a as kind as I can to my system before I go, no wild food, no booze, get to sea lay down and sleep a bit. I usually wake up fine, no more trouble.

PS
On the other hand, a plane in a turbulent area can be a hell of a lot more violent that the MarAzul will under sail. So perhaps the answer might be closer to, yes.