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Ep 80 - Cruise Ship at 8000m - Everest with Mountain Dew Me

Season 1, Ep. 80
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How many times have you heard someone compare their plate of nachos to Mount Everest? Or say they were so fit, they could climb it in two hours? Well, this week Brittany and Carla learn all about the INSANITY of Everest. The psychology of why people do it and then of why they sometimes don't make it back. The history of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, and the politics of finding their 100 year old camera. And Mountain Dew...it will not get you up a mountain but it's pretty tasty!


We also talk the mudslide and flood of 2021, ego and cutting off your own toes.


We also did a companion episode to this on our Patreon, discussing the 2014 avalanche. So join us here: https://www.patreon.com/lifepairings


Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everest

https://whatsdifferentincanada.tumblr.com/post/57794514625/mountain-dew

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/caffeine-use-extended-despite-health-warnings-1.1029524

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31509212

https://malloryandirvine.com/2020/06/16/review-of-national-geographics-2019-search-for-andrew-irvine/

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/How-Dangerous-Is-Mount-Everest%E2%80%99s-Death-Zone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest

https://www.climbing.com/news/how-much-does-it-cost-to-climb-everest-2021-edition/

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