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Bourge's world 3-Mar-2005 At 8:44:08 AM Bourge

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On 2/03/2005 James wrote:
>>advent of guided commercial operations that culminated in the disaster
>>high on Everest in 1996.
>
>Why does everyone ignore the 1997 Everst disaster?? More climbers died
>in the '97 season (predominately Japenese & Polish nationals). What about
>K2 in '86?? Were there even any 'commercial' expeditions in the Karakoram
>in '86?
>
>lets get some proper research happening in this cheap trashy tabloid-thread....
> Borgie's World Pty Ltd is the G-Land of the Grampians...
>

Ha! Hullo!

How many people died in any one expedition, or any one day, in the 1997 season?

In 1986 K2 claimed the lives of 13 climbers in nine different parties attempting
its summit over the entire climbing season. ...

By stark contrast, in the 1996 Everest disaster, eight people died on one day

I hope that clarifies things for you Jimbo, while you chomp on that big, tasty, humble pie(aka shit sandwich) ;)