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
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Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the
wonderful person karl <[email hidden]> saidQuoted 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
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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, UKTo mail simply put back the dots ...
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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, UKTo mail simply put back the dots ...
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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, UKTo mail simply put back the dots ...
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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, UKTo mail simply put back the dots ...
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"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
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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.
KKDue to precipitation, for a few weeks K2 is bigger than Mt Everest
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In article <[email hidden]>, Michael Thompson
<[email hidden]> writesQuoted message said:
Due to precipitation, for a few weeks K2 is bigger than Mt EverestAlmost 240m of additional altitude due to precipitation - your 'avin a
larf.--
Dominic Sexton
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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
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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 !
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Andy Howell
Birmingham, UKTo mail simply put back the dots ...
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