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Book passages
Oct. 16th, 2014 08:02 pmI just read a book called Blind Descent, and it had some interesting/funny passages I'd like to share. I should do that more often, I read lots of interesting things. :P Here they are:
That night we walked through Kathmandu to get pizza at the Fire and Ice Pizzeria. I took a deep breath of the night air, which was a dense mix of smog, dust, and gasoline. That certainly didn't feel like the right combination to be breathing prior to climbing Everest...
"Don't make eye contact with them, the locals warned us. "The monkeys take it as a challenge." Challenge accepted!...I decided to test the theory by tipping my sunglasses down and winking at one of the monkeys. Before I even had a chance to put away my camera, the monkey was charging straight at me! Fortunately it stopped before I had to defend myself; otherwise I probably would have screamed like a girl and started swinging my camera
Tenzing-Hillary Airport has the shortest runway in the world, which makes it one of the top 10 most dangerous airports in the world. If you don't take off or land the plane quickly enough, you crash into the mountain
I got ready in silence and then headed to the dining tent. Before leaving, I logged into Facebook and updated my status: Heading to the summit of Mount Everest. BRB!
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Today's trivia: The flashing warning light on the cylindrical Capitol Records tower spells out HOLLYWOOD in Morse code
That night we walked through Kathmandu to get pizza at the Fire and Ice Pizzeria. I took a deep breath of the night air, which was a dense mix of smog, dust, and gasoline. That certainly didn't feel like the right combination to be breathing prior to climbing Everest...
"Don't make eye contact with them, the locals warned us. "The monkeys take it as a challenge." Challenge accepted!...I decided to test the theory by tipping my sunglasses down and winking at one of the monkeys. Before I even had a chance to put away my camera, the monkey was charging straight at me! Fortunately it stopped before I had to defend myself; otherwise I probably would have screamed like a girl and started swinging my camera
Tenzing-Hillary Airport has the shortest runway in the world, which makes it one of the top 10 most dangerous airports in the world. If you don't take off or land the plane quickly enough, you crash into the mountain
I got ready in silence and then headed to the dining tent. Before leaving, I logged into Facebook and updated my status: Heading to the summit of Mount Everest. BRB!
( the rest )
Today's trivia: The flashing warning light on the cylindrical Capitol Records tower spells out HOLLYWOOD in Morse code
