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Why is everyone so concerned about this? This is a a no-brainer because: - people pay a lot of money to go there, and \ - people die there Safety is at a
by pchristensen 16y ago
Why is everyone so concerned about this? This is a a no-brainer because:
- people pay a lot of money to go there, and \
- people die there
Safety is at a premium there. Even the best climbers don't always make it. Watch this TED video and tell me this is a superfluous use of technology: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_kamler_medical_miracle_on_everest.html http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_kamler_medical_miracle_on_evere...
- edge17 16y agoThis is a superfluous use of technology. The people that go there already take plenty of precautions. As a climber, I would not rely on a communication channel installed by someone else as anything more than a hail mary. The notion that people are concerning themselves with costs as small as a satphone when already paying upwards of 120k is absurd.
- qq66 16y agoThe cost of a satphone is weight.
- edge17 16y agocompared to what? a 3g enabled device? everything is weight.
- jozo 16y agoThe climbers are only a small part of an expedition. I would imagine this will benefit the locals, who works with the expeditions but can't afford much access to a satellite phone. The project is part of a larger one to provide mobile coverage to 90% of the population. The company also gets experience in deploying stand-alone cell sites in "harsh environments". The actual use on the mountain itself may just turn out as a public relations stunt and some extra bandwidth for media, but that's not the whole story.