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EPISODE · Nov 4, 2022 · 50 MIN

Ep. 115- Catastrophe: The 1996 Mount Everest Disaster- Part I

from That's So Fcked Up · host Ashley Love Richards

This week Ash and Michelle talk about one of the deadliest days on Mount Everest!Michelle talks about Mount Everest, aka “the world's largest open-air graveyard”, the dangers of mountaineering and the story of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster. Poor planning, inexperience and a massive blizzard led to one of the deadliest days in Everest history. She also touches on how famed author John Krakauer was on this adventure as well, and wrote the novel Into Thin Air about his experiences.-If you’d just like to support your gals and the show, you can head over to patreon.com/TSFU and join for as little as $5 a month! That's less than a latte! -Come hang out in our Discord! Here's your special invite: discord.gg/UYbR58B8nP!-Check out our sweet merch at tsfuthepodcast.com/merch!-Follow us @tsfuthepodcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and on TikTok @thatssoeffedupnews!-Audio engineering by Gaytrice Perdue and Emma Bowen.

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