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TIL about Marco Siffredi who died trying to snowboard down Everest

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TIL about Marco Siffredi who died trying to snowboard down Everest

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LadyButterflyshe/her@lazysoci.al to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 天前
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    Low self-preservation tendencies, but lots of money, is a bad combination. They can afford to get themselves into a lot of trouble.

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    Siffredi was the first to descend Mount Everest on a snowboard, completing this feat in 2001 via the Norton Couloir.[1][2] In 2002, he disappeared after making his second Everest summit, while attempting to snowboard the Hornbein Couloir; his body has never been found.

    dude actually did it once

    • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works
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      I made a rule for myself because of stuff like this

      If you’ve done something fun but incredibly stupid and got away with it the first time, never do it a second time.

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world
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        Smart. Some people don’t know when to quit while they’re ahead.

        This guy was doomed from the start. He was always going to keep doing this until he failed. If he survived his second attempt, he would have died on his third, or fourth, etc.

        I always tell young people, especially young men, that every friend group has that one dangerous guy. He’s the one that will hold a firework in his hand, drive like maniac to show off, drink way too much, take weird drugs, etc. Identify that guy early, and watch out for him. Don’t let him drive (he’s always the first to volunteer), don’t encourage his nonsense, and stay far away. He’s eventually going to get himself killed, and probably whoever is with him.

        RFK, Jr is good example of the type.

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          RFK Junior is 71 years old. That’s not your shining example of “eventually gong to get himself killed.”

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        I see you’ve met my ex…

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        my mantra is “don’t tempt fate”

        could I e.g. jump off a 3 story building into a pool? probably. but if I’m wrong then I’m either dead or severely injured and will probably regret that jump for the rest of my life.

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          As someone who’s been skateboarding for 40 years, I’ve almost always had that “This is a bad idea” feeling right before getting a serious injury.

          Took longer than I care to admit to start listening to it.

          • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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            Same with dirt bikes and ATVs. Rolled a few and there’s always a point on that too steep hill where you feel the shift and realize oh no, gravity will be making all of the decisions from here on out and I’m just a spectator. I don’t ride nearly as recklessly as I used to.

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            My kid loves physical fail videos, and there’s lots of skateboarding. Some make me curl up in a ball, but I let him watch them because honestly they are pretty instructive.

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              Popsicle.

              All the skaters just cringed, lol.

        • AtariDump@lemmy.world
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          https://youtu.be/wQDwBmlvnkU

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          This right here.

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          I see where you’re coming from. But luck favors the bold. And I would most definitely regret not doing something for the rest of my life

          But after the first attempt your no longer bold, just dumb.

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            I think you mean survivorship bias favours the bold.

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              Tomato, tomato

          • sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca
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            luck favors the bold

            As my dad used to say, ‘The feint of heart never fucked the fair maiden’.

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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        But… he never did that other route!

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          It was probably pretty gnar

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        Have to ask yourself honestly if it was luck or skill.

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          I have and I’ve determined it was.

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            I am convinced that given enough time, the gene for Tries Crazy Shit and the gene for Has Mad Skills will converge.

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              I just know that I have neither B)

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      Possibly twice 🤷‍♀️

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        Right? His body was never found, so maybe he reached the bottom and hitched a ride to escape his life and now he’s in a monetary somewhere in Nepal leading a quiet, peaceful existence

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          Or maybe it just reached the bottom and got thrown in the trash because the Sherpas ain’t got time for dead white boi paperwork

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          He’s just out there chilling with DB Cooper.

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      this reminds me of people that started winning big at the casino, but left empty handed because they continue playing

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      It’s like winning big money the very first time you try gambling. You ought to quit while you’re ahead, but your judgement is too clouded to actually stop yourself.

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      deleted by creator

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      Is it… is it possible he ran away? Like I’ve seen documentaries where people disappear only to be found years later across the country. And people be like: dude made a second life, got tired of it and came back.

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    It’s only snowz

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    Play stupid games, win stupid priczes.

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      *prizes

      we would have also accepted “pay” over “win”.

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        Are stupid priczes pay to win?

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    I hope he got all the pussy up-front.

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      Where else does one find the pussy?

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        I’ve never strayed so far from God’s light, but I’ve heard some pagans “hit it from behind?”

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        The bussy

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      You are confusing him with Rocco Siffredi.

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    At least his brother went on to have a good career

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      And he conquered many large mountains.

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        And many a crevasse

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          Fill it!

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          Heyo!

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    … for a split second I though another Siffredi is a talented snowboarder …

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      He rides other… ehm… surfaces and deeps.

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    Probably fell in a crevasse, never to be seen again.

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      Whatever happened, I hope it was quick.

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    Anyone have good Sherpa/mountaineering documentary recommendations?

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      14 Peaks: About a Nepalese mountaineer.

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      This one on K2 was really interesting. It goes in-depth on why K2 is so much more dangerous than Everest and the many failures of the people attempting to be the first to make it to the top.

      https://youtu.be/iMFLWoPtSZM

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      Do you speak German or Dutch? It‘s not a documentary, but Toine Heijmans wrote a spectacular book on mountaineering called Zuurstofschuld. There‘s only a German translation though so far. I read the thing cover-to-cover in three days, best read I‘ve had in a while.

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      Not exactly what you’re looking for, but “Scary Interesting” on youtube has some good mountaineering gone wrong stories. They’re typically 10-20 minutes long.

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        I fuckin love that channel. So many late nights watching the 5 worst cave experiences

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      Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

      More of a biography covering her entire life

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      Into Thin Air. I think they made a movie, but I read the book.

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        It’s been probably 25 years since I read it and I can still remember what an impression it made.

        Big recommend!

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    Good? Stay off the fucking mountain. It’s already been littered with human trash and bodies. It’s no longer a milestone it’s a human trash collector. Fuck him.

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      It’s no longer a milestone it’s a human trash collector.

    • 74 183.84@lemm.ee
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      My back muscles are bigger than your mom

      • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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        And my dick is bigger than your ego. What’s your point?

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          My main point that I would like to get across here: my back muscles > your mom

          Please note that there is no part of this were the two are equal.

          • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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            Fair enough. Odd, but fair.

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              Thanks for hearing me out, I really needed that. Have a good rest of your day broski

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      He did it 20 years ago stfu

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        it is 2025, it was fucked 20 years ago too

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