03-09-2003, 10:00 AM
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Editor Emeritus
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Internet Cafe... On Mount Everest?
Did you think the Internet wasn't everywhere? Think again.
"It could be the most challenging Internet cafe project going. Fifty years after two men conquered Mount Everest, a native Sherpa is determined to set up a cybercafe at the 17,400-foot-high base camp of the world's highest mountain. Besides freezing temperatures and storms, there is no electricity or plumbing at the site. There aren't any permanent buildings, either."
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03-09-2003, 10:07 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 146
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Damn...I'm cancelling the trip....as there's no mention of Wifi hotspot! :lol:
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03-09-2003, 10:28 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: Internet Cafe... On The Top Of Everest?
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
Did you think the Internet wasn't everywhere? Think again.
"It could be the most challenging Internet cafe project going. Fifty years after two men conquered Mount Everest, a native Sherpa is determined to set up a cybercafe at the 17,400-foot-high base camp of the world's highest mountain. Besides freezing temperatures and storms, there is no electricity or plumbing at the site. There aren't any permanent buildings, either."
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Talk about misplaced priorities.
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03-09-2003, 12:33 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 574
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Couldn't they just place on one top. Would be a nice slogan: "Top of the world internet cafe: you can't get much higher". You can mail all your friends, use the webcam to wave at them 
Jaap
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03-09-2003, 12:50 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 279
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...right before they pass out and are never heard from again.
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03-09-2003, 01:28 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 574
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Hell of a way to go
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03-09-2003, 02:00 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
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It's the worst freaking idea I've heard in ages... but God bless that man for doing it anyway!  *tear*
...He will be missed. :wink:
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03-09-2003, 02:34 PM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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Re: Internet Cafe... On The Top Of Everest?
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
"It could be the most challenging Internet cafe project going. Fifty years after two men conquered Mount Everest, a native Sherpa is determined to set up a cybercafe at the 17,400-foot-high base camp of the world's highest mountain. Besides freezing temperatures and storms, there is no electricity or plumbing at the site. There aren't any permanent buildings, either."
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Geez, that's not near the top of Mt. Everest. :-) According to the 2003 Team Everest site, the official height is 29,029 feet, although National Geographic says it's six feet taller.
Steve
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03-09-2003, 03:48 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Who d'you suppose his customer base is?
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03-09-2003, 03:54 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Originally Posted by Rirath
It's the worst freaking idea I've heard in ages... but God bless that man for doing it anyway! *tear*
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Couldn't agree more that it's the worst idea I have heard in a while (Probably worse than delivering dog food by the internet).
While I'm sure most of us would think of this as a big deal to accomplish, the Sherpa's make regular climbs up the mountain with relative ease. Have a look at this Nova documentary on the PBS site. If you ever get to catch the Everest Imax, they are in there as well and it's well worth the price of admission to watch these guys in action.
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