The polar ice caps are melting.
I’m not a global warming theorist, and I have no real opinion on climate change. I mostly don’t hold forth and/or pontificate on things I don’t understand, and as a scientist, I think it’s my obligation to not discuss matters that I haven’t researched.
There are a few pieces of incontrovertible evidence of some form of global climate shift, however. Whether or not there is any effect on that shift caused by humanity is a subject for more dogmatic minds than my own, but I do see the differences in the ice caps shown in these pictures.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10660130
I’m not sure what to make of those pictures, but I’m uncomfortable with the notion that when I climb Mt. Everest in about five years (when I’ll have trained to do so and have awesome pink climbing gear) that the accomplishment will matter somewhat less than Hillary and Norgay would have hoped.
If it’s a simple stroll to a lovely grassy peak, what’s the point?
It may not be as cold, but it's still a rough climb into some high altitude.
Doesn't that sound awesome though? Climbing Mt. Everest. I think it would be a really great experience.
Very awesome. Though it sounded more doable to me before I tried exercising in Denver :S
Dude–I know, right? Even in the Cascades, I'm huffing and puffing after a half mile of easy trail.
I almost passed out the first time I tried a deadlift. Then again from a slow jog for 2 minutes. Hopefully working out here will make me into some kind of super athlete when I get back
I loved reading » Icy cool…but for how long? The Cowgirl Coder, and found what you had to say very interesting.