tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post1011475672699900723..comments2024-02-28T01:43:54.906-08:00Comments on Terry Tyler: Climb Everest! Or just stay home...Terry Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-82562758147096392282016-03-05T06:59:14.250-08:002016-03-05T06:59:14.250-08:00Yes, I loved it too - I actually watched it again ...Yes, I loved it too - I actually watched it again yesterday, and it meant so much more after reading the book because I understood the background behind it all, and who each character was. I feel we are singing from the same hymn sheet!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-82741713109630073232016-03-05T04:57:49.040-08:002016-03-05T04:57:49.040-08:00I have to admit I loved this film but it does make...I have to admit I loved this film but it does make the blood run cold when you are told that it's a true story.<br /><br />With regard to his pregnant wife...yes, he should have stayed at home. Who the hell chooses to have a family and then do something so risky? I know many could say that crossing the road is risk but to purposely put yourself in such a situation baffles me. <br /><br />Frankly, I'm just too lazy to do anything more dangerous than turn on the cooker!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-41436530999465701422016-03-02T10:25:11.042-08:002016-03-02T10:25:11.042-08:00The list, the list... it rules my life!The list, the list... it rules my life!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-70286227509121259802016-03-02T10:11:44.712-08:002016-03-02T10:11:44.712-08:00I'll add it to my ever increasing list :-)I'll add it to my ever increasing list :-)Whispering Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240594888727791665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-56946095636598884872016-03-01T03:30:22.072-08:002016-03-01T03:30:22.072-08:00I climbed Snowdon when I was 18!!! If you have Ev...I climbed Snowdon when I was 18!!! If you have Everest fantasies, you ought to read Into Thin Air - it'll put you right off. It's not the fitness or the cold, so much as the altitude. As I said, they don't call it the Death Zone for nothing - it's only humanly possible to stay past a certain level for a very limited time period (like a couple of hours) and the mistake most of them make is being optimistic and overestimating their own capabilities. When you find out all the things that can go wrong at high altitude it'll put you right off - and the book shows how the commercialisation of climbing the mountain means that people who are not sufficiently experienced are giving it a go - which accounts for all those bodies!!! I'd really recommend that book, Stacey, you'd love it :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-21140998487162492932016-03-01T03:15:00.833-08:002016-03-01T03:15:00.833-08:00Everest is something I have always loved to concur...Everest is something I have always loved to concur - All though climbing Mount Snowdon nearly killed me off. I'm just not sure that I could A)cope with the fitness regime to get me to a level of fitness to do it B)The cold.<br /><br />Sounding morbid when I was younger I always said when I was nearing death that I was going to climb Everest and just sit and die there so that I could stay on the mountain forever and watch the world go by. Apparently there are roughly 200 bodies of climbers who have succumbed to the mountain that are preserved and in the open for the climbers going up to see. Must be very daunting to pass those who have failed and never returned.Whispering Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240594888727791665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-24624758547554416782016-02-29T03:16:19.322-08:002016-02-29T03:16:19.322-08:00Yes, indeed - it's one of the reasons why I wa...Yes, indeed - it's one of the reasons why I wanted to read Into Thin Air because I wanted to understand more about it, and Jon Krakauer does discuss it. I'd love you to read that book, Deborah! Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-20650855949302196962016-02-28T14:44:52.896-08:002016-02-28T14:44:52.896-08:00I recently read Archer's book on Everest, Path...I recently read Archer's book on Everest, Paths of Glory, in which Mallory's wife refers to the mountain as the other woman. I guess it must feel like that if you're the one left at home. Extreme mountaineering is a hard obsession to understand when in involves such ambition, hardship and of course dicing with death.Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006077873037462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-57713306058734477772016-02-26T03:18:14.245-08:002016-02-26T03:18:14.245-08:00Oh yeah, there are millions of them all over the w...Oh yeah, there are millions of them all over the world!! <br /><br />I know, there are many ways of looking at it ~ but when I read Jon Krakauer's book I learned a little more of the pain and destruction it can cause to marriages and families, and I know from my friend's experience how damaging it can be.Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-72308112042186383642016-02-26T02:26:10.433-08:002016-02-26T02:26:10.433-08:00IMO it's not selfish if both spouses agree and...IMO it's not selfish if both spouses agree and are happy. I've come across many men of the type Judith mentions with their 'corporate entertainment' , and I know for a fact the wives only tolerated it so they could keep their fancy lifestyles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785748107054710323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-49679876433669947362016-02-24T09:23:55.536-08:002016-02-24T09:23:55.536-08:00Oh, it's great - not exactly 'feel good...Oh, it's great - not exactly 'feel good', it has to be said, but I shall be watching it again now I've read Krakauer's book because it will mean more. I'd love to hear what you think when you've seen it. ;)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-30827172871694339692016-02-24T08:01:40.374-08:002016-02-24T08:01:40.374-08:00What a great post, Terry. I've just bought th...What a great post, Terry. I've just bought the DVD (yes, I'm THAT old school!)and plan on watching for our Friday Family Night. I've put off doing loads of stuff as I am a single mum, but I know that most of it I will be able to do with the kids as they get older, or I can set off solo when they are off living their own lives. Certainly gets you thinking. Looking forward to watching the film now! Bring on the popcorn :-)Shelley Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513209160436996810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-66074993123844652172016-02-24T04:44:24.741-08:002016-02-24T04:44:24.741-08:00I'm sure you do! And I know from your books th...I'm sure you do! And I know from your books that you're very careful about safety :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-22407216963547671692016-02-24T04:26:08.560-08:002016-02-24T04:26:08.560-08:00I couldn't do what I do without my daughters. ...I couldn't do what I do without my daughters. And I make sure they know that!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-90687108022055243982016-02-23T02:05:49.051-08:002016-02-23T02:05:49.051-08:00Yes, it is a feat indeed, as is climbing mountains...Yes, it is a feat indeed, as is climbing mountains. My point, though, was that to put your life at risk simply to satisfy an urge, when you have a pregnant wife and/or young children is a tad self-indulgent. From what I've read about Shackleton he seems like a bit of a ... stubborn so-and-so, shall we say!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-43715803079347618382016-02-23T02:02:58.471-08:002016-02-23T02:02:58.471-08:00Ha ha, just slightly, but then so did I! As for m...Ha ha, just slightly, but then so did I! As for men who carry on living bachelor life after marriage and kids - plenty of them around, alas! <br /><br />I'm currently reading Into Thin Air, it's terrific!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-90870892482476150252016-02-23T01:21:16.845-08:002016-02-23T01:21:16.845-08:00Yes, you do have a point about 'not having to ...Yes, you do have a point about 'not having to do it' Terry. But did you see the prog about Mustang Wanted, the Ukrainian climber of bridges, and an English man, who did a back flip at the top of the world's highest bridge, with his eyes closed? Bravery like that is admirable, I think, for its own sake. At my old school Shackleton's boat was always in the Lower Hall - he was an old boy, but don't think he liked the school much. P G Wodehouse was another - they named the library after him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886037248037765094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-7367555410841658382016-02-23T00:47:21.091-08:002016-02-23T00:47:21.091-08:00Must seek out the film and the book after all this...Must seek out the film and the book after all this, Terry. Now I'm coming to this a bit left field; if these men go off to kill... er... have themselves an adventure, and they do fall off the mountain, get smothered in snow, lost and never get found, at least the wives get the insurance and presumably next marry a guy who stays home to look after her and the kids. And this is where I deviate; what about all the chaps who carry on living their bachelor life after marriage and an family (and call it 'all in the line of corporate entertainment). Yes, this is a personal gripe; I have to sit and watch this from afar. Luckily, Husband never had to 'do' corporate entertainment - I was/ am enough for him. We sit side by side, even hand in hand, watching films/drama but I'm banned from saying whodunnit/ dies etc (not that it stops me!) And the only worry I ever had about him straying was the fact that he had/still has a crush on Judith Durham of The Seekers and, me being a Judith, was the only reason he asked me out. Needless to say, I watch him very carefully around other 'Judiths' - not that there are many these days. Think I've gone a bit of piste now huh?https://www.judithbarrow-author.co.uk/https://www.blogger.com/profile/11916706180945300075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-64197289612077025972016-02-22T10:42:56.554-08:002016-02-22T10:42:56.554-08:00I bet one of Shackleton's men actually did say...I bet one of Shackleton's men actually did say that, but the other ones all talked him down.Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-85972727540444086002016-02-22T10:42:25.797-08:002016-02-22T10:42:25.797-08:00Exactly - don't get married and have a family,...Exactly - don't get married and have a family, if you really must do these things! And yes, there are other adrenalin buzzes. It is a fab film, tho!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-62684408212078011632016-02-22T10:41:37.786-08:002016-02-22T10:41:37.786-08:00Yes, I imagine you're right, Anna - and that t...Yes, I imagine you're right, Anna - and that they will overcome that one risk too far, sadly. Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-41028979942970905462016-02-22T10:40:42.666-08:002016-02-22T10:40:42.666-08:00Ha ha - yes, she risked it all by going on Pointle...Ha ha - yes, she risked it all by going on Pointless!!!! :)<br /><br />Yes, doctors in war zones serve a purpose. Members of the armed forces - well, they serve the purpose of fighting the battles of the world leaders, I suppose...Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-80028960623458926932016-02-22T09:12:58.357-08:002016-02-22T09:12:58.357-08:00Brilliant stuff, as ever, TC, and if it wasn't...Brilliant stuff, as ever, TC, and if it wasn't for the comment from 'Im Indoors, I would be forwarding it to our father.Julia Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818149726845849544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-48364714229021424082016-02-22T08:40:28.210-08:002016-02-22T08:40:28.210-08:00I'm inclined to agree, TT. My feeling is that ...I'm inclined to agree, TT. My feeling is that we have a choice to make. If it's too dangerous to take children with you and give them the safety and security they need, then stay at home or do something less risky. Or just don't get married and have a family. Having kids doesn't mean you don't have to be adventurous - but there are other ways of stirring up your adrenaline than literally putting your life at risk. All the same, as you say, adventurers provide the stuff of great films and books! Not sure I'd go for this one, though...all that snow and ice..brrrrrrrrrrVallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-41787879139111663922016-02-22T08:29:08.029-08:002016-02-22T08:29:08.029-08:00I definitely know what you mean to a large extent,...I definitely know what you mean to a large extent, especially about going away when he had a pregnant wife. The thing is, at a certain point when they [the big mountaineers] have all this experience they become a bit cocky and don't think the rules of physics apply to them...so they don't think "oh, what if I die on this expedition", they just assume they won't. That's how I imagine it, anyway...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12241968231355910738noreply@blogger.com