Somebody tries to explain why people like James Nasti, the guy who died on Mount McKinley (or Denali, as it is often called), one of the most dangerous peaks in the world to climb, take stupid risks. Even worse is this guy left behind three kids.
Nasti was the first person ever to die on the mountain's summit. He collapsed and died there on the Fourth of July. He was buried near the summit because it is considered too risky to recover his body. Some 38 climbers are buried on the mountain.
By the way, another climber on McKinley died this week. Pungkas Tri Baruno of Indonesia, like Nasti, was apparently fit, but he too collapsed and died.
Speaking of the insanity of mountaineering, here is the first clip of several of the National Geographic documentary, The Dark Side of Everest, about the 1996 tragedies:
You can watch the rest of it at the YouTube link, if you can stand it. I didn't want to post all of the videos here.
It's all about bragging rights. Of course Everest isn't even the toughest climb in the world.
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The vegan mob from the "animal rights" movement proves they are full of shit--again.
They don't give a rip about "health" or the "environment." They want to force veganism on people because of "ethical" reasons. And they don't even care about animals; they would just as soon see them gone.
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