Three Americans die on a hike to Africas tallest peak

January 6, 2006 6:17 PM

Three Americans die on a hike to Africas tallest peak Mountain climbers set to reach the peak of mount Kilimanjaro met with the unexpected as a rockslide kills some of them. The incident is blamed on the melting ice found on the mountain.
posted by kiha1972 (15 comments total)

Speculation that the rocks could have been dislodged by melting snow that scientists have blamed on global warming were downplayed. This is because there has not been ice in the area where the slide began for many years.

posted by smackfu at 6:25 PM on January 6, 2006

Mother Nature: 4,739,437,124,349,610,425,983,203

Humans: 0
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:27 PM on January 6, 2006

We are well on our way to putting some serious points on the board Brandon.
posted by parallax7d at 6:39 PM on January 6, 2006

Sad though this is for the families this post is pointless. People are dying everywhere.
posted by movilla at 6:49 PM on January 6, 2006

We are well on our way to putting some serious points on the board Brandon.

Momma Nature is laughing and patting us on the head for our zeal and silliness.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 8:06 PM on January 6, 2006

People are dying everywhere.

Yeah, but these are Americans!
posted by pmbuko at 8:15 PM on January 6, 2006

The post is not pointless, if the point is that humans are going to remove all of the ice from Kilimanjaro with our cars.
posted by BoringPostcards at 8:24 PM on January 6, 2006

So what is it about mountains and newsworthy deaths? The local paper provides the local angle, but turns out that plenty of people challenge the mountain and fail.
posted by SeeAych4 at 9:00 PM on January 6, 2006

... oops?
posted by Satapher at 9:08 PM on January 6, 2006

among the best cellphone reception on the planet
posted by longsleeves at 9:39 PM on January 6, 2006

Is the site one of those collaborative-news thingies? Because it reads like a 5th grader's book report. Other than that, mountain climbers die on mountain. Stop the presses!
posted by signal at 9:46 PM on January 6, 2006

Hmmmm ... Americans die, you say?

All very well.

But where's the cute, blond, woman in this "story" ?
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 11:02 PM on January 6, 2006

I suggest we stop using phrases like "global warming" or "climate change" and use ones like---well I'd like to snark, but it's freakin' warm these days. I live in Missouri and we haven't had a decent snow in years.

So--vocabulate all you want. It's getting hot in here.
posted by sourwookie at 11:06 PM on January 6, 2006

longsleeves, I never brought a cellphone to Mt. Monadnock, but that's good to know, definately. When I was a resident Masshole, I'd motorbike there, climb the mount, each a sandwich and ride home again.

The FPP is sad, but I echo the snarky comments about its formatting. Sad story, but no Into thin Air, either.
posted by Busithoth at 8:58 AM on January 7, 2006

Other than that, mountain climbers die on mountain. Stop the presses!

Well, Kilimamjaro is actually quite accessible for non-climbers, by tall mountain standards, which makes this particular event out of the ordinary. These people could have been anybody, not just seasoned climbers who know and accept all the risks.
posted by macdara at 9:32 AM on January 7, 2006