Group: rec.climbing


Subject: skiing down Everest?
From: eugene@cse.ucsc.edu (Eugene Miya)
Date: 11/3/2007 5:23:12 PM
In article <mnani3lgp5vcb9q7mukak39lc821lhpd5s@4ax.com>, Mtr <gtr@no.spam> wrote: >If Kit Deslauriers can ski down Everest, then what is so difficult about >this mountain. There must be some trick to her skiiing claim. What is it? Breath. You can go ski it, and report to the rest of us. --

Subject: skiing down Everest?
From: eugene@cse.ucsc.edu (Eugene Miya)
Date: 11/7/2007 4:48:13 PM
In article <1194467452.413871.34280@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com>, Brian in SLC <beadysee@yahoo.com> wrote: >On Nov 7, 10:14 am, Garet Jaxx <andymcc...@netzero.net> wrote: >> Well put David. Why do some people, when faced with something that is >> impossible in their own minds, have to be so skeptical and try to call >> into question something truly amazing and comendable? > >The urbane dictionary seems to have a term for this. "Player Hater". >Common especially amongst climbers and skiers for some reason. Theoreticians. Depends how many people a person has buried. --