Hacker News with Generative AI: Mountaineering

They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. The Future of Mountaineering? (nytimes.com)
A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.
Mountaineering, Science, Environment, Ethics
10 points by instagib 32 days ago | 5 comments
British soldiers make Everest history using new method (bbc.com)
Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under five days without acclimatising on the mountain, as part of a high-speed expedition controversially aided by xenon gas.
Mountaineering, Everest, Military, Records, Science
10 points by colinprince 37 days ago | 0 comments
Climbers using xenon gas to climb Everest (gripped.com)
The Financial Times recently ran a story about a guiding company offering its clients xenon gas for their ascent attempts of Mount Everest.
Mountaineering, Everest, Technology, Safety
107 points by vasco 164 days ago | 145 comments
How Mount Everest killed George Mallory (thespectator.com)
Mountaineering, History, Death, Everest
75 points by nobet 385 days ago | 47 comments
Explore a digitized collection of doomed Everest climber's letters home (arstechnica.com)
History, Exploration, Mountaineering, Digital Archives
36 points by thunderbong 432 days ago | 28 comments