Renowned Mountaineers, Feeling Peaky?

[maryportfuncity 10,693]

His contemporary - Hamish McInnes has had an interesting later life, including being sectioned and trying to climb out of the psychiatric hospital. 

 

Also highly obitable and 89 years old

 

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_MacInnes#Personal_life

 

[YoungWillz 21,251]

On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 22:50, YoungWillz said:

Chris Bonington is on Meet The Author on BBC News.

 

Looking extremely well. One to bear in mind though, now he's in his 80s...

Now Chris Bonington is climbing his fucking stairs for charity. Nepalese charity.

 

No harm to him, but what's his angle? A sainthood from the Pope? Order of the Garter from the Queen? Or will he settle for a mention in Parliament from Blibberwimble?

[One shot Paddy 1,209]

57 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Now Chris Bonington is climbing his fucking stairs for charity. Nepalese charity.

 

No harm to him, but what's his angle? A sainthood from the Pope? Order of the Garter from the Queen? Or will he settle for a mention in Parliament from Blibberwimble?

If he sleeps in his freezer he could get frostbite for the full " home Everest" experience!

[maryportfuncity 10,693]

On 14/07/2020 at 18:52, YoungWillz said:

Now Chris Bonington is climbing his fucking stairs for charity. Nepalese charity.

 

No harm to him, but what's his angle? A sainthood from the Pope? Order of the Garter from the Queen? Or will he settle for a mention in Parliament from Blibberwimble?

 

 

Read in Sunday Times today that Doug Scott is also climbing his stairs - lives a few miles from Bonnington on the edge of the Lake District

 

The "angle" with Scott being he's now so ill with brain cancer that his ability to master the 12 stairs is in some doubt. Just thought I'd - like -mention that

 

 

[gcreptile 11,092]

Record-setting sherpa Ang Rita, who climbed the Mount Everest without oxygen 10 times dead at 72 with a BBC obit:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54239110

[YoungWillz 21,251]

1 minute ago, gcreptile said:

Record-setting sherpa Ang Rita, who climbed the Mount Everest without oxygen 10 times dead at 72 with a BBC obit:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54239110

Now he's dead he could climb it again without oxygen.

[YoungWillz 21,251]

Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes reported dead at 90: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/2671894/scotlands-fabled-man-of-the-mountains-and-matterhorn-climber-hamish-macinnes-dies-aged-90/

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570581/

[msc 18,558]

12 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes reported dead at 90: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/2671894/scotlands-fabled-man-of-the-mountains-and-matterhorn-climber-hamish-macinnes-dies-aged-90/

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570581/

 

Oh FFS. Another shortlister bites the dust!

[YoungWillz 21,251]

32 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Oh FFS. Another shortlister bites the dust!

Well just to rub it in, Hamish MacInnes BBC Obit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-55044054

[msc 18,558]

Just now, YoungWillz said:

Well just to rub it in, Hamish MacInnes BBC Obit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-55044054

 

These BBC4 tips have no staying power in 2020...

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,251]

With the greatest of a pinch of salt, make of this report of the death of Doug Scott what you will:

And if it is true, tough on all those picking him for next year.

[Death Impends 8,051]

Was sure to pick him next year, if only because a QO lock mountaineer hit would've been a nice way to make up for that 2018 debacle when I had the LotL chap who climbed Everest while terminally ill.

[YoungWillz 21,251]

Looks like it is confirmed: https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/12/doug_scott_dies_aged_79-72650

[time 8,682]

19 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Looks like it is confirmed: https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/12/doug_scott_dies_aged_79-72650

Even the BBC says so

 

[Grim Up North 3,771]

56 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

Was sure to pick him next year, if only because a QO lock mountaineer hit would've been a nice way to make up for that 2018 debacle when I had the LotL chap who climbed Everest while terminally ill.

 

Yeah was in my team - not often you get to pick a local legend when you live in Cumbria and my first sub who will replace him is a US sports guy - yuk!

 

My team feels all the worse for it.

 

EDIT: 50 teams in already mind and mine was the only one to pick him. (lot of theme teams come on early doors though).

[msc 18,558]

Yeah, chalk me up as another with a reserved spot for Mr Scott. I'll need to send out another invite.

[maryportfuncity 10,693]

That obitable debate, then - main BBC page has him: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-55220568

[maryportfuncity 10,693]

So, anyone intent on a quick score in a 2021 dead pool could take a brave punt on Alex Gavan and Tamara Lunger

 

Whilst a load of us will load up on chocolate and wine over the next week - they're out for a stroll up K2 aiming for a mid-winter summiting that's never been done. 

 

Q/o wise they're a news item  if it all goes wrong - and in eight days time that's all going wrong in a new dead pooling season

 

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55341778

[Sir Creep 7,072]

Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote has died while climbing K2, the world's second highest summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday.

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[Banana 865]

11 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote has died while climbing K2, the world's second highest summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday.

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[Sir Creep 7,072]

On 23/01/2021 at 22:55, Banana said:

Where?

 

[(Edit to 24 hours later) yeah that’s what I thought.  Because you were wrong, @Banana]

[YoungWillz 21,251]

Nirmal Purja talks to The Times about the K2 ascent: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nirmal-purja-on-climbing-k2-ice-blocks-thesize-of-a-house-flew-by-me-8mg6lz277

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,386]

Cala Cimenti, a top Italian climber, has died in an avalanche. He was 45.

 

https://gripped.com/news/top-italian-climber-carlalberto-cala-cimenti-dies-in-avalanche/

 

[Bentrovato 1,110]

 If you are going to lie about climbing a mountain, make it the tallest lie you can.  India: Nepal bans India climbers for faking Everest summit - BBC News

[gcreptile 11,092]

Ali Sadpara has now been pronounced dead...here and there:

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/pakistan-loses-iconic-climber-ali-sadpara/

 

Edit: There's also a BBC article of yesterday, if we're looking at QOs...but while it speaks of him in the past tense, it does not yet say that he died - which is the requirement of the rules:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56022457