Comments on: Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/15/why-the-british-were-doomed-to-lose-the-race-to-the-south-pole/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:03:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: VelociraptorBlade https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/15/why-the-british-were-doomed-to-lose-the-race-to-the-south-pole/#comment-9711 VelociraptorBlade Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:44:00 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=5948#comment-9711 And not off it? LAME. Still, it'd probably be pretty funny to piss uphill. Long as none is in the way that is. And not off it? LAME. Still, it’d probably be pretty funny to piss uphill. Long as none is in the way that is.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/15/why-the-british-were-doomed-to-lose-the-race-to-the-south-pole/#comment-9688 bowser Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:11:04 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=5948#comment-9688 You are aware, of course, that the wind tends to blow up a cliff. You are aware, of course, that the wind tends to blow up a cliff.

]]> By: VelociraptorBlade https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/15/why-the-british-were-doomed-to-lose-the-race-to-the-south-pole/#comment-9671 VelociraptorBlade Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:15:45 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=5948#comment-9671 Reading this, the little Calvin in my mind is wondering if they ever took the opportunity to piss off a cliff. Reading this, the little Calvin in my mind is wondering if they ever took the opportunity to piss off a cliff.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2011/12/15/why-the-british-were-doomed-to-lose-the-race-to-the-south-pole/#comment-9557 bowser Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:57:16 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=5948#comment-9557 Factoid as to why Hillary and Norgay were the first to the top of Everest. There had been a Swiss expedition in 1952 wherein a climber named Raymond Lambert and Tenzing Norgay reached the highest ever that far. It was well-equipped and had strong climbers. Doctors, among others, examined the records of the climb. People in those days tended to keep very detailed records. The physicians concluded that the climbers did not drink enough water. Altitude does strange things to one's appetites. The climbers on the following year's British expedition were ordered to drink more water. They did, about the only significant change from the earlier attempt, and the rest is history. Factoid as to why Hillary and Norgay were the first to the top of Everest.

There had been a Swiss expedition in 1952 wherein a climber named Raymond Lambert and Tenzing Norgay reached the highest ever that far. It was well-equipped and had strong climbers.

Doctors, among others, examined the records of the climb. People in those days tended to keep very detailed records. The physicians concluded that the climbers did not drink enough water. Altitude does strange things to one’s appetites.

The climbers on the following year’s British expedition were ordered to drink more water. They did, about the only significant change from the earlier attempt, and the rest is history.

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