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I just saw a short video of one of the basecamps completely full of trash.

• JoeAltmaier 3y ago
  To get one tent to your last stage before attempting the summit, 70 tents are brought (or so I understand). First base your tents are full of other tents, oxygen bottles etc to get you to the next base. That one has fewer tents holding fewer supplies. After a handful of iterations, you've spread $100000 of gear over the mountain so you can have that one chance at a summit. The mountain is huge, but it adds up.
  • Georgelemental 3y ago
    Like the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsiolkovsky_rocket_equation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsiolkovsky_rocket_equation, but with tents instead of fuel?
    • etskinner 3y ago
      Slightly more like the Jeep Problem: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_problem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_problem
  • latchkey 3y ago
    Found the clip: https://twitter.com/CatchUpFeed/status/1663454524118560768 https://twitter.com/CatchUpFeed/status/1663454524118560768