Everest in Gigapixel

Fist · 12-19-2012, 04:30 PM

Happyjuice · 12-19-2012, 04:34 PM

Fist · 12-19-2012, 04:37 PM

Gorosaurus · 12-20-2012, 04:14 AM

Bah, Everest is only in the background. Strange angle

The article is fascinating, though!

Fist · 12-20-2012, 01:09 PM

Puny humans! So sayeth the mountain.

Updated with guided tour

It's for sure a bucket list mountain to climb but I hear this is Everest nowadays:

It's covered in a 3g network.

Another

Space Goat · 12-20-2012, 02:28 PM

The scale is a bit lost until you zoom in on the tiny camps along the bottom of the frame. I thought those were flowers when I first looked at the photo.

Evil Ash · 12-20-2012, 04:17 PM

Holy shit, Goat! Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't even notice those and it really changes how you see the image.

Evil Ash · 12-20-2012, 04:28 PM

To add to that, just found these two fuckers mid climb to camp 1:

And a simple climbing map for reference:

Qaz · 12-20-2012, 07:37 PM

Yeah this doesn't seem that impressive.

Izak MD · 12-20-2012, 08:06 PM

yeah!!!!!

cool website

another amazing mountain is the K2, because unlike everest, it requires a technical climb, not just hiking

did anyone see that german mountain climbing movie North Face/Nordwand? if it didnt come out the same year as batman, it would have easily been best movie of 2008

Kevitus · 12-20-2012, 09:07 PM

Breathtaking story:
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_kamler_...n_everest.html

Dave Miles · 12-20-2012, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izak MD

yeah!!!!!

cool website

another amazing mountain is the K2, because unlike everest, it requires a technical climb, not just hiking

yeah k2 is a beast compared to Everest. 1 out of 4 climbers die trying to climb it

Izak MD · 12-21-2012, 12:06 AM

planet earth: mountains

best TV nature documentary episode thing of all time

Fist · 12-21-2012, 01:14 AM

that exact episode happens to be the one free episode i noticed on amazon prime instant watch, if anyone has that.

Izak MD · 12-21-2012, 01:24 AM

i really didn't make good enoguh use of amazon prime, back when i had it for a year free!

but then again i just illegally pirate everything so it's all good anyways

Dungeon Snake · 12-21-2012, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fist

Puny humans! So sayeth the mountain.

Updated with guided tour

It's for sure a bucket list mountain to climb but I hear this is Everest nowadays:

It's covered in a 3g network.

Another

anybody who thinks everest or any of the 23ers are easy to climb is an idiot

Dungeon Snake · 12-21-2012, 04:00 AM

i mean it's easier than it was in 1920 or whatever but it's still basically one of the hardest thing you could ever attempt to do

Fist · 12-21-2012, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevitus

Breathtaking story:
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_kamler_...n_everest.html

Foof, some of the pictures he showed of the guy with frostbite all over him are gruesome.

Fist · 12-21-2012, 02:57 PM

This is the camera that was used for the picture. I'm sure they'll figure a way to fit it into your iPhone in the next few years.

Yosemite Edition

Gorosaurus · 12-21-2012, 04:08 PM

Oh my God, the people on top of the Half-Dome give me fits of vertigo

Gorosaurus · 12-21-2012, 04:18 PM

Gorosaurus · 12-21-2012, 04:29 PM

OK, so I was looking a bit to the right of that at the waterfall, and I was like

WHOA, those folks are like one stupid 'SAVED YOUR LIFE' gone wrong - and flushed right down the waterfall. Course, I'm a fence-jumper myself, so I can't blame 'em.

Then I was like

Without that incredible camera, I'd never see all of nature's majestic bushes.

Evan · 12-21-2012, 04:38 PM

Really makes me want to go up into the mountains. the tallest mountain in my area is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Charleston

although I really would like to go to yosemite. also would like to check out the valley of fire near me.

Gorosaurus · 12-22-2012, 06:15 AM

You guys suck. My last post was awesome.

Fist · 12-22-2012, 02:51 PM

^^^LOL Goro

12-19-2012, 04:30 PM	#1
Fist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,693	Everest in Gigapixel Link link
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12-19-2012, 04:37 PM	#3
Fist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,693	I am never ever doing this. Like ever.
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12-20-2012, 01:09 PM	#5
Fist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,693	Puny humans! So sayeth the mountain. Updated with guided tour It's for sure a bucket list mountain to climb but I hear this is Everest nowadays: It's covered in a 3g network. Another
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12-20-2012, 04:17 PM	#7
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	Holy shit, Goat! Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't even notice those and it really changes how you see the image.
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12-20-2012, 04:28 PM	#8
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	To add to that, just found these two fuckers mid climb to camp 1: And a simple climbing map for reference:
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12-19-2012, 04:34 PM	#2
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12-20-2012, 04:14 AM	#4
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	Bah, Everest is only in the background. Strange angle The article is fascinating, though!

12-20-2012, 02:28 PM	#6
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	The scale is a bit lost until you zoom in on the tiny camps along the bottom of the frame. I thought those were flowers when I first looked at the photo.

12-20-2012, 07:37 PM	#9
Qaz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,355	Yeah this doesn't seem that impressive.
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12-20-2012, 08:06 PM	#10
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877	yeah!!!!! cool website another amazing mountain is the K2, because unlike everest, it requires a technical climb, not just hiking did anyone see that german mountain climbing movie North Face/Nordwand? if it didnt come out the same year as batman, it would have easily been best movie of 2008
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12-20-2012, 09:07 PM	#11
Kevitus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,542	Breathtaking story: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_kamler_...n_everest.html
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12-21-2012, 12:06 AM	#13
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877	planet earth: mountains best TV nature documentary episode thing of all time
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12-21-2012, 01:14 AM	#14
Fist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,693	that exact episode happens to be the one free episode i noticed on amazon prime instant watch, if anyone has that.
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12-21-2012, 01:24 AM	#15
Izak MD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 8,877	i really didn't make good enoguh use of amazon prime, back when i had it for a year free! but then again i just illegally pirate everything so it's all good anyways
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12-21-2012, 04:00 AM	#17
Dungeon Snake Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,519	i mean it's easier than it was in 1920 or whatever but it's still basically one of the hardest thing you could ever attempt to do

12-21-2012, 02:57 PM	#19
Fist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,693	This is the camera that was used for the picture. I'm sure they'll figure a way to fit it into your iPhone in the next few years. Yosemite Edition
Fist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,693

12-21-2012, 04:08 PM	#20
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	Oh my God, the people on top of the Half-Dome give me fits of vertigo

12-21-2012, 04:18 PM	#21
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12-21-2012, 04:29 PM	#22
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	OK, so I was looking a bit to the right of that at the waterfall, and I was like WHOA, those folks are like one stupid 'SAVED YOUR LIFE' gone wrong - and flushed right down the waterfall. Course, I'm a fence-jumper myself, so I can't blame 'em. Then I was like Without that incredible camera, I'd never see all of nature's majestic bushes.

12-21-2012, 04:38 PM	#23
Evan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,819	Really makes me want to go up into the mountains. the tallest mountain in my area is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Charleston although I really would like to go to yosemite. also would like to check out the valley of fire near me.
Evan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,819

12-22-2012, 06:15 AM	#24
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	You guys suck. My last post was awesome.

12-22-2012, 02:51 PM	#25
Fist Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,693	^^^LOL Goro
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