Posted by Sounder on January 28, 2026, 15:55:50, in reply to "The rest of us don't get a pass for our fucked up wiring." he will alwyas be one of the greatest at what he does, and there's something to be said for that. Previous Message Just saying. He is who he is... and it's pretty damn impressive what he can do... that's kind of where I leave off. 75 Message Thread | This response ↓ It’s kind of crazy to me that hundreds of people pay tens of thousands of dollars to climb Everest… - DT Yesterday, 6:52:09 I"m watching Free Solo - Sounder Yesterday, 13:33:22 I thoroughly enjoyed watching that. - EffinIllini Today, 11:12:12 I didn't know Han was in jail!?* - DanSaint Yesterday, 15:42:26 That's how I keep reading this...& - KingTalkyTiki Today, 12:42:41 you're thinking of the lesser known film Oonta Goota Solo - IlliniSax05 Today, 12:45:36 I actively dislike him. * - illini Yesterday, 13:46:16 He doesn't seem like a great person - Sounder Yesterday, 13:50:40 are you implying he's a bad person? - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 14:00:20 I think there is an extreme selfishness in being so singularly focused - Sounder Yesterday, 14:11:27 meh, his wife knew who he was/what he did when they got together - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 14:19:10 1000% - in Free Solo she is only his girlfriend * - aimlessillini Yesterday, 15:43:14 I believe she met him at a signing event for his climbing book* - gvibes Today, 12:44:37 I just think it's the way he's wired - aimlessillini Yesterday, 14:16:14 There is no question this is the way he's wired* - Sounder Yesterday, 15:50:17 The rest of us don't get a pass for our fucked up wiring. - uofi1998 Yesterday, 15:51:26 Were he to die doing this - Sounder Yesterday, 15:55:50 Abso fucking lutely. - uofi1998 Yesterday, 15:58:48 It’s not even the tallest mountain in the world - timmer Yesterday, 13:29:21 Chimborazo is the one in Ecuador. It's farthest from the center of the earth - VIV Today, 11:09:05 You couldn't pay me tens of thousands of dollars to do it.* - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 12:08:22 same. Just doesn't interest me at all* - OrangeSox Yesterday, 13:50:20 I think you either get it or you don't - Sounder Yesterday, 13:51:10 mountaineering has always fascinated me, everest and k2 particularly - VIV Yesterday, 10:14:48 Reinhold Messner's career and achievements are absolutely mind boggling* - Blazer Yesterday, 15:34:52 he's a legend. as is Nirmal Purja.* - VIV Today, 11:06:06 I read his biography - Sammich Yesterday, 15:40:39 Your subject line alone covers it for me* - PapaDels Yesterday, 9:03:54 I'm less interested in the placement on the other side and more interested in how - Taz Yesterday, 8:49:40 Always blows my mind that people spend at least 4 WEEKS at base camp* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 8:01:34 And the pictures of the basecamp trash piles always blow my mind* - EffinIllini Yesterday, 11:25:04 People are paying for a death-defying adventure they can brag about. - doubledown Yesterday, 7:19:56 there's no other path from that side - VIV Yesterday, 10:04:37 They're gonna die anyways so does it matter?* - KCWildcat Yesterday, 8:06:36 « Back to index | View thread »
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