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RE: Into Thin Air

“First, Rad, right about the Boddington brew.

On the topic of older climbing books, and the topic of self-promotion, I thought that "Annapurna" was French ego at maximum inflation. I had borrowed it from my brother a number of years ago along with another, "The Last Blue Mountain," about a tragic climb in the 1960s(?) by a group of Brit college students in the Himalayas, and the latter was a much, much better book. Recommended if you ever spot it in a used book shop.”

pekka
3:59:11 PM
6/20/01

RE: Into Thin Air

“Top 16 Signs You've Chosen the Wrong Mount Everest Guide:

(16)The last three days, all you've had to eat is s'mores.

(15)Every morning greets the group with, "Wonder who'll die today?"

(14)Doesn't worry about provisions, as there's bound to be a Starbucks or McDonald's every half mile or so.

(13)Gets lost in the "Sherpa Shack" gift shop.

(12)Makes everyone do upside down shots off the St. Bernard's collar.

(11)First day's preparation devoted entirely to making snow angels.

(10)Every 10 minutes, stops and yells, "RICOLA."

(9)Throws a fit when her stiletto heel gets stuck in the ice.

(8)Has everyone stick their tongues to a cherry popsicle "for practice."

(7)Keeps repeating, "Is it me, or is it cold up here?"

(6)"Map, schmap -- you see the top from here!!"

(5)Two words: Golf Clubs.

(4)Forgets to wear socks with his sandals.

(3)Keeps using the oxygen tanks to make balloon animals.

(2)Every so often, turns and screams, "Stop following me!"

And the number one sign that you?ve chosen the wrong Mount Everest guide:
(1)Squeezes your ass then yells, "Hey, if we get stranded we can live off Tubby here for a week!"

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Violin
4:02:56 PM
6/20/01

RE: Into Thin Air

“ROFLMAO, Violin.”

pekka
4:07:14 PM
6/20/01

RE: Into Thin Air

“From "The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang" by Tony Thorne (Pantheon Books, New York, 1990; originally published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing, 1990):

"YANK (SOMEONE AROUND/SOMEONE'S CHAIN) -- vb. American to mislead, deceive, harass or irrate. The image on which the expression is based is that of a chained or leashed animal or prisoner being thoughtlessly or maliciously jerked about or led in different directions..."”

Violin
4:11:27 PM
6/20/01

RE: Into Thin Air

“There is a great web site that has Krakauers rebutel to Boukrevs critisizisms of Intto Thin Air.

http://www.salon.com/wlust/feature/1998/08/07featurec.html”

buggjuice
11:19:18 PM
6/20/01

“found this at wal-mart for 4.99....i now know why...the book should jump off the shelf and scratch this dvd”

OPIE
2:54:06 AM
11/14/04

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