Comments on: China and Nepal Settle Everest Height Dispute http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2010/04/09/china-and-nepal-settle-everest-height-dispute-5156.html China & India, 40% of the world's population Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:48:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2010/04/09/china-and-nepal-settle-everest-height-dispute-5156.html/comment-page-1#comment-71939 Chris Devonshire-Ellis Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:20:34 +0000 http://www.2point6billion.com/news/?p=5156#comment-71939 @ Observer - Claims to be the smartest bod on the top of the world. Who owns the top of a mountain with borders between two countries? I have met Wang Fuzhou, one of the first Chinese climbers to conquer the peak in 1960. They were told by Zhou Enlai to succeed or never come back. Wang had to take off his boots to get over an ice cliff and jam his fingers and toes in small cracks to get over it - he lost most of his digits to frostbite as a result. It was also a night climb, which caused a problem as they didn't take photos of the ascent, and it has been questioned. However most people agree with the accounts that they did make it. Wang is well in his 70's now and lives in Beijing. This wiki entry is also interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_climbing_Mount_Everest @ Observer – Claims to be the smartest bod on the top of the world. Who owns the top of a mountain with borders between two countries?

I have met Wang Fuzhou, one of the first Chinese climbers to conquer the peak in 1960. They were told by Zhou Enlai to succeed or never come back. Wang had to take off his boots to get over an ice cliff and jam his fingers and toes in small cracks to get over it – he lost most of his digits to frostbite as a result. It was also a night climb, which caused a problem as they didn’t take photos of the ascent, and it has been questioned. However most people agree with the accounts that they did make it. Wang is well in his 70′s now and lives in Beijing.

This wiki entry is also interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_climbing_Mount_Everest

]]> By: The_Observer http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2010/04/09/china-and-nepal-settle-everest-height-dispute-5156.html/comment-page-1#comment-71935 The_Observer Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:01:48 +0000 http://www.2point6billion.com/news/?p=5156#comment-71935 Someone tell me why the height of Everest was a divisive issue between the two countries? Someone tell me why the height of Everest was a divisive issue between the two countries?

]]> By: AIR http://www.2point6billion.com/news/2010/04/09/china-and-nepal-settle-everest-height-dispute-5156.html/comment-page-1#comment-71889 AIR Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:18:40 +0000 http://www.2point6billion.com/news/?p=5156#comment-71889 So it's true. Every foot on Mt. Everest feels like a mile. Who said that? George Mallory, I think. Or maybe a Chinese or Nepalese border negotiator. So it’s true. Every foot on Mt. Everest feels like a mile. Who said that? George Mallory, I think. Or maybe a Chinese or Nepalese border negotiator.

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