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Iceaxe
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject: Mt. Everest Shorter Than Thought... |
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Damn.... hardly seems worth the effort now :lol8:
Mt. Everest Shorter Than Thought
By The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) -- The world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, is 12 feet shorter than previously thought, Chinese scientists who measured the peak earlier this year said Sunday.
Their survey determined that the mountain was 29,017 feet, or 12 feet smaller than it was measured to be 30 years ago, said Chen Bangzhu, a spokesman with the Chinese State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping.
The survey was carried out by a team of 50 Chinese experts in May, Chen said at a press conference.
The new figure is based on the "most elaborate and precise data ever obtained by Chinese or foreign scientists,'' said Chen.
Chen said the data did not mean the mountain had shrunk since it was last measured, but that previous measurements were less accurate.
A 1975 Chinese survey determined that the mountain was 29,029 feet high. Other estimates put its height at 29,035-feet.
Everest's peak lies on the border between China and Nepal, with climbers providing a large source of income for people on both sides. |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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That's why I don't buy Chinese measuring tapes.
Imagine how many people climbed the peak, came home, and got a plaque embedded with 29,029' on it. I think it's a conspiracy to boost plaque makers' businesses. Everybody will have to get new ones with the correct measurements.
Then, there will be those stubborn climbers that have to go back now, now that they know the "real" altitude. |
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donny h
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Fantastic!
When it gets down to 15,000' I'm gonna' climb it.
:haha: |
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tatwood
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:22 am Post subject: |
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donny h wrote: Fantastic!
When it gets down to 15,000' I'm gonna' climb it.
:haha:
Sounds good to me :roflol: |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: |
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donny h wrote: When it gets down to 15,000' I'm gonna' climb it.
How high does the parking lot go? |
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