Saturday, May 27, 2006
Is that you Lakpa?People do crazy things to celebrate big accomplishments, but never this crazy. A Nepali sherpa, Lakpa Tharke, decided to strip and stand naked for three minutes after he reached the summit of Mount Everest this week. The mountain is still very tall, even though it shrank last year, so it must be extremely cold up there, a lot colder than, for example California or Delaware or Fairbanks. And therefore shrinkage is probably severe up there, as the mountain itself has shown.
But it wasn't just the sherpa who was shocked at what happened. Now the Nepalese Mountaineering Association is upset and wants the government to throw Lakpa in jail to teach him not to get naked randomly anymore. The reason is that most Nepalese Buddhists consider Mount Everest, or Sagarmatha as they call it, a goddess. According to official records, 1345 people have successfully climbed the mountain since 1953, but climbing the goddess is encouraged, whereas getting naked on top of her is unacceptable. Some guys just have no manners whatsoever.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 6:30 AM
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Well, men! What is it with you guys that makes you want to strip everywhere?
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: 28 May, 2006 16:22
: 28 May, 2006 16:22
Ben,
Not sure about that. His climbing buddies now call him "Stumpy."
Connecticut,
You want to know all the reasons or just a few?
John,
Just the thought of minus 100 degrees was enough.
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Not sure about that. His climbing buddies now call him "Stumpy."
Connecticut,
You want to know all the reasons or just a few?
John,
Just the thought of minus 100 degrees was enough.
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