On May 1, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Aaron Gould <aar...@gvtc.com> wrote: > You made me curious... > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest > > wow, I guess it would be great to be able to use cell/gps technology to > communicate with and track a lost/endangered climber
Depending on how high and the weather conditions, it might give a false sense of security. Or it might serve the same purpose as for Rob Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Hall) in the 1996 Everest disaster (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster), namely give you a chance to call your pregnant wife and say goodbye. Tragic story. Back to the NOG content: I agree, a publicity stunt, maybe useful for a bit of telemetry but I can’t imagine the hardware would survive more than a season. Regards, -drc
