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  1. According to latest measurements Everest has decreased in height by three
    metres. That's next years wild camping trip sorted then. That 3 metre bad
    step at the top has always put me of before.
    KK

  2. Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the
    wonderful person karl <[email hidden]> said

    Quoted message said:

    According to latest measurements Everest has decreased in height by three
    metres. That's next years wild camping trip sorted then. That 3 metre bad
    step at the top has always put me of before.

    Was that before or after yesterdays major earthquake?

    (I thought the general consensus was that the whole Himalaya were still
    heading upwards, as India continues to try to grind it's way North
    through to Russia?)

    --
    GSV Three Minds in a Can
    Contact recommends the use of Firefox; SC recommends it at gunpoint.

  3. On 10/10/05 00:05, in article [email hidden], "GSV Three

    Minds in a Can said:

    (I thought the general consensus was that the whole Himalaya were still
    heading upwards, as India continues to try to grind it's way North
    through to Russia?)

    Isn't the shrinking story more to do with new and more accurate ways of
    measuring the height?

    --
    Andy Howell
    Birmingham, UK

    To mail simply put back the dots ...

  4. They have been saying for a while that somewhere in the future K2 would be
    the highest mountain in the world.
    As Pakistan has just found out, it is all still moving!

    "Andy Howell" <andy.howellNOSPAM@ecotrendDOTorgDOTuk> wrote in message
    news:BF6FD0D0.46317%andy.howellNOSPAM@ecotrendDOTorgDOTuk...

    Quoted message said:

    On 10/10/05 00:05, in article [email hidden], "GSV Three

    Minds in a Can said:

    (I thought the general consensus was that the whole Himalaya were still
    heading upwards, as India continues to try to grind it's way North
    through to Russia?)

    Isn't the shrinking story more to do with new and more accurate ways of
    measuring the height?

    --
    Andy Howell
    Birmingham, UK

    To mail simply put back the dots ...

  5. On 10/10/05 08:35, in article
    [email hidden], "ash"

    Quoted message said:

    They have been saying for a while that somewhere in the future K2 would be
    the highest mountain in the world.
    As Pakistan has just found out, it is all still moving!

    Shouldn't be a problem to people like Hinkes then as he's collected this one
    already!

    --
    Andy Howell
    Birmingham, UK

    To mail simply put back the dots ...

  6. yep,met him at base camp!
    "Andy Howell" <andy.howellNOSPAM@ecotrendDOTorgDOTuk> wrote in message
    news:BF6FFE4C.46328%andy.howellNOSPAM@ecotrendDOTorgDOTuk...

    Quoted message said:

    On 10/10/05 08:35, in article
    [email hidden], "ash"

    Quoted message said:

    They have been saying for a while that somewhere in the future K2 would
    be
    the highest mountain in the world.
    As Pakistan has just found out, it is all still moving!

    Shouldn't be a problem to people like Hinkes then as he's collected this
    one
    already!

    --
    Andy Howell
    Birmingham, UK

    To mail simply put back the dots ...

  7. "karl" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    According to latest measurements Everest has decreased in height by three
    metres. That's next years wild camping trip sorted then. That 3 metre bad
    step at the top has always put me of before.
    KK


    So, the Chinese have taken the latest scientific measuring gizmos to Everest
    and come back with an accurate height. Do you think we could interest them
    in doing a similar job on Foinaven?

    druidh

  8. karl bashed at the keyboard and came up with:

    Quoted message said:

    According to latest measurements Everest has decreased in height by three
    metres. That's next years wild camping trip sorted then. That 3 metre bad
    step at the top has always put me of before.
    KK

    Due to precipitation, for a few weeks K2 is bigger than Mt Everest

  9. In article <[email hidden]>, Michael Thompson
    <[email hidden]> writes

    Quoted message said:


    Due to precipitation, for a few weeks K2 is bigger than Mt Everest

    Almost 240m of additional altitude due to precipitation - your 'avin a
    larf.

    --

    Dominic Sexton

  10. Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    According to latest measurements Everest has decreased in height by
    three
    metres. That's next years wild camping trip sorted then. That 3 metre
    bad
    step at the top has always put me of before.

    How do you know it came off the top? It might be the bottom that's wearing
    out !

    Brian S

  11. On 11/10/05 20:41, in article [email hidden],

    Brian Scowcroft said:

    How do you know it came off the top? It might be the bottom that's wearing
    out !

    Either way, it makes base-camp that little bit closer !

    --
    Andy Howell
    Birmingham, UK

    To mail simply put back the dots ...

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