Honestly, being an amateur rock climber, I’m in the same boat, but how the hell are they going to get power up there for dependability.
Solar power sure is a great option, but I was under the assumption that repairs will be hell to put it bluntly.
Batteries in that cold of a climate is also a regular trip. which doesn’t seem feasible, unless there’s something I don’t know.

Sincerely,

Eric Tykwinski
TrueNet, Inc.
P: 610-429-8300

On May 1, 2020, at 2:07 PM, Aaron Gould <aaron1@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


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From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces+aaron1=gvtc.com@nanog.org] On Behalf Of John Levine
Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:58 PM
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Subject: Re: Huawei on Mount Everest

In article <CAPLq3UMBY32ctWWSbNYd_QiXpHLb=YOxoXhBtacSeBRYEBO7JA@mail.gmail.com> you write:
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https://telecoms.com/504051/huawei-and-china-mobile-stick-a-5g-base-station-on-mount-everest/

Why dont we leave the Everest alone? OTOH, we can now have tiktok
videos and latest instagram posts from the summit.

Given how dangerous the ascent is, I would think it would be a good
thing for climbers to be able to check in and say whether they are OK.

I agree it's mostly a publicity stunt, though.