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20. FYI, altitude sickness is not related to fitness.

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Vegan woman dies of altitude sickness on Mount Everest trying to prove "vegans can do anything" [View all] Kang Colby May 2016 OP

Mount Everest: two climbers killed and 30 needing medical help Electric Monk May 2016 #1

I don't think being a vegan or carnivore matters when it dilby May 2016 #2

Yes it does. former9thward May 2016 #44

You have not one bit of evidence that she had an iron deficiency. Vegans and vegetarians are not Luminous Animal May 2016 #53

And you don't know what it was either. former9thward May 2016 #64

How do you know she did not eat spinach and other iron rich foods? Rex May 2016 #77

I don't know what she ate. former9thward May 2016 #83

Yeah that is why it is called an opinion. Rex May 2016 #87

And the vegan crowd is clearly bothered by mine. former9thward May 2016 #89

In the history of Mt Everest mountain climbing, omnivores have died at a far higher rate than vegans Doremus May 2016 #141

Is that an internet statistic pulled from thin air? former9thward May 2016 #142

The vegan crowd seems rarely bothered by opinions LanternWaste May 2016 #150

And you are insisting, WITHOUT EVIDENCE, that her diet had everything to do with it. Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #80

None of my posts said that. former9thward May 2016 #90

Frankly, none of us really knows. I do know that a healthy organic vegan diet is not only good for Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #94

Interesting interpretation on your part 2naSalit May 2016 #104

You have no idea what her diet was former9thward May 2016 #130

I am insisting because she was an athlete and an experienced climber as well as an Luminous Animal May 2016 #96

Not just iron, B12... 4139 May 2016 #69

You can eat fortified cereal with all the B 12 your body needs. Rex May 2016 #78

Some people cannot use dietary B12 because of tblue37 May 2016 #121

We vegans have to take B12 to avoid neurologic problems mucifer May 2016 #103

I have a vegan brother in law and he is RIPPED. phleshdef May 2016 #111

This might be the wrong place to ask GulfCoast66 May 2016 #117

Well. B12 is available through soil. So a diet based on organic vegetables would provide B12. Luminous Animal May 2016 #120

Because B-12 is produced by bacterial action. LeftyMom May 2016 #123

You are assuming I care about "a natural life". It's not a priority for me. mucifer May 2016 #125

Thanks for the reply GulfCoast66 May 2016 #139

Another man died of the same thing on the climb. dilby May 2016 #116

Did you do the autopsy? former9thward May 2016 #129

No, being vegan has nothing to do with it Warpy May 2016 #135

Her Death Says Nothing to Me About Weakness of Vegans? pmorlan1 May 2016 #3

Do you mean other than that she made a rather big issue of it. longship May 2016 #5

No, I mean pmorlan1 May 2016 #8

Maybe people from Vega should not be climbing tall mountains. longship May 2016 #15

What melman May 2016 #18

FYI the poster you're responding to yewberry May 2016 #23

Making fun of hypocrites longship May 2016 #26

And if she had died by getting hit by lightning, would you make that about her diet, as well? Luminous Animal May 2016 #43

I wouldn't know. The irony of it is just fucking sad. nt longship May 2016 #49

She made it about her diet. Egnever May 2016 #65

And the cause of her death had nothing to do about her diet. There might be a point IF she had Luminous Animal May 2016 #86

Or consider this Egnever May 2016 #95

What are doing here is promoting the propaganda that diet can cause altitude sickness. Or that Luminous Animal May 2016 #97

Carnivore Here pmorlan1 May 2016 #22

"I am going to show the world that vegans can climb Mount Everest!!" longship May 2016 #30

And she died of altitude sickness which has nothing to do with fitness or diet. Luminous Animal May 2016 #35

How do you know? former9thward May 2016 #60

Who cares? pmorlan1 May 2016 #37

Obviously you DO care about what other people eat muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #39

No, I really don't give a damn. longship May 2016 #45

You've cared enough to call her a 'hypocrite' twice, despite not knowing muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #52

She was a hypocrite for thinking that her surviving Mt Everest... longship May 2016 #58

I think you need this: muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #63

Again. I don't give a damn what they eat, or don't eat. longship May 2016 #71

You say you don't give a damn. 8 posts show otherwise. Lancero May 2016 #55

I am just responding. longship May 2016 #61

"I don't try to convert people to my diet." yewberry May 2016 #62

No I don't. longship May 2016 #66

Naw dude, you post more about vegan diets than I do, and I host the Veg*n/AR group. LeftyMom May 2016 #119

I rarely post in the vegan group. longship May 2016 #122

Dude, did a vegan steal your girlfriend? LeftyMom May 2016 #124

In my opinion, they should all go back to Vega. longship May 2016 #126

Hey thanks for letting me know you had trollish posts in the group. LeftyMom May 2016 #127

No loss. longship May 2016 #131

Yes, you do. yewberry May 2016 #128

It's not their diet, it is their behavior. longship May 2016 #132

You are the omnivore version of the proselytizing vegan you hate. yewberry May 2016 #133

Eat what you want, with my best regards. longship May 2016 #134

Your arguments are ridiculous. yewberry May 2016 #157

You make many unsupported allegations to rationalize your choice of vulgarity towards them. LanternWaste May 2016 #149

This just seems apropos... opiate69 May 2016 #159

Indeed 2naSalit May 2016 #105

I definitely don't have that "thrill seeking gene". Nye Bevan May 2016 #4

If I wanted to experience daredevil risky thrills, ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #6

I do but I'll stay off of Everest especially since I don't have the money to climb dlwickham May 2016 #28

No thrill seeking gene here either. 3catwoman3 May 2016 #46

I've Done Parasailing ProfessorGAC May 2016 #145

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #7

The ability to avoid altitude sickness is a result of evolution, not diet. Luminous Animal May 2016 #38

This was very sad nt DesertRat May 2016 #9

So? 200+ non-vegans died on Everest before her. tenderfoot May 2016 #10

I'm not grave dancing. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #11

Many people have no business on Everest; their diet has nothing to do with that REP May 2016 #12

Being vegan had nothing to do with it Ned_Devine May 2016 #13

She did state that she felt she had something to prove as a vegan. Kang Colby May 2016 #14

Because there's a stigma. Are you being serious? Ned_Devine May 2016 #21

Yes. Kang Colby May 2016 #27

She didn't die because she's a vegan. Are you purposely being obtuse? Ned_Devine May 2016 #36

Yes, but she also didn't prove that being vegan made her any different (nt) The Straight Story May 2016 #51

Holy shit. What a stupid thread I've thrown myself into Ned_Devine May 2016 #54

Yep. Luminous Animal May 2016 #57

No, not really, here is the gist of it The Straight Story May 2016 #59

Is that what she told you, that being vegan somehow made her better? Ned_Devine May 2016 #67

"We want to prove that vegans can do anything and more." The Straight Story May 2016 #73

That is because people keep fucking telling vegans that they are malnourished and weak. Luminous Animal May 2016 #88

I see. The Straight Story May 2016 #91

Apparently, you've never met a cave man aficionado. And yes, if the conversation veers to the Luminous Animal May 2016 #108

Vegans don't have to preach to catch shit from people. Mariana May 2016 #136

Oh no, this thread is nothing LOL snooper2 May 2016 #140

Well, she made it about that. And she died. nt longship May 2016 #16

FYI, altitude sickness is not related to fitness. Luminous Animal May 2016 #20

I don't... Ned_Devine May 2016 #25

I hope you're just playing dumb Ned_Devine May 2016 #24

No. It is just the sad irony of it. nt longship May 2016 #31

I agree. I think that's the best way to describe this story.."sad irony". eom Kang Colby May 2016 #98

Thank you. nt longship May 2016 #99

I wonder if she had any blood tests before she went TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #17

Sorry vegan haters but altitude sickness has nothing to do with fitness. Luminous Animal May 2016 #19

I'm Curious pmorlan1 May 2016 #29

It's ridiculous danimich1 May 2016 #70

It was news to me pmorlan1 May 2016 #72

I think what most in the thread have their undies in a wad about -- Mother Of Four May 2016 #148

Exactly! danimich1 May 2016 #151

And I'm sure it's only vegans who die on the mountain. Binkie The Clown May 2016 #32

She stated she was doing this to prove vegans could do it. She made it about veganism. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #33

That was a stupid thing for her to do: "Stupid Person Dies on Mt. Everest" Sorry. Sad, but true. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2016 #34

Evidently pmorlan1 May 2016 #40

And you are making her death about veganism. Her diet and fitness had ZERO influence on Luminous Animal May 2016 #41

No I'm not. And you don't know that her diet and fitness had nothing to do with this. Kang Colby May 2016 #48

Look up altitude sickness and its causes. Fitness and diet are pretty much ruled out. ALSO, Luminous Animal May 2016 #56

Altitude sickness has killed any number of strong omnivorous hikers. She's not an object lesson... Hekate May 2016 #42

+ a brazillion milestogo May 2016 #74

Did being vegan contributed to the altitude sickness? TexasProgresive May 2016 #47

Doctor? She had a PhD in finance. She was a banking and finance expert... Kang Colby May 2016 #50

Fine, but was her being vegan what contributed to her death? TexasProgresive May 2016 #68

Being Vegan had nothing to do Texasgal May 2016 #76

Mount Everest has claimed a lot of bodies over the decades, sorry to hear more added. Rex May 2016 #75

Stupid headline. RufusTFirefly May 2016 #79

She decided to make this about being vegan in that she wanted to prove vegans can climb Mt. Everest. Kang Colby May 2016 #100

I don't care if she was a fucking Mac user. klook May 2016 #81

Can they come back from the dead? N/T catnhatnh May 2016 #82

Wow. Didn't we all condemn Bill Frist for diagnosing Terri ToxMarz May 2016 #84

Exactly. Kang Colby May 2016 #85

Jesus. 250 dead on that mountain restorefreedom May 2016 #92

Actually, she isn't the first vegan. In fact, many Sherpas, due to Buddhism, are vegetarians. Luminous Animal May 2016 #102

i wondered about the sherpas restorefreedom May 2016 #109

Well, they do have the advantage of evolution. Luminous Animal May 2016 #110

they certainly have been acclimated restorefreedom May 2016 #153

Many carry a genetic mutation that improves high-altitude O2 transfer NickB79 May 2016 #158

Each and every one of us... ReRe May 2016 #93

Climbing Everest: a pasttime of the roody May 2016 #101

And sadly, the dead. longship May 2016 #106

This has nothing to do with diet. ananda May 2016 #107

I have no opinion about this woman's diet, SheilaT May 2016 #112

Uhhhh, Eko May 2016 #113

It's unfortunate that she died, but... Orrex May 2016 #114

"Dutch national Eric Arnold, 36, also died after falling ill." Brother Joe Observes May 2016 #115

Wow, celebrating her death to prove you hate vegans, disgusting. Nt Logical May 2016 #118

Her death is tragic...I don't hate vegans. Some of my closest friends are vegans. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #147

Staying at 26k feet was more than likely what killed her, not being vegan. moriah May 2016 #137

dumb... Blue_Tires May 2016 #138

3rd point below the headline: She was an experienced climber who previously conquered Kilimanjaro Luminous Animal May 2016 #143

Maybe she should have climbed it again... Blue_Tires May 2016 #146

excellent point restorefreedom May 2016 #155

For all of the anti-vegans here dumping on her at least SHE was brave enough to try. Lancero May 2016 #144

hear hear! restorefreedom May 2016 #154

Any place on Earth CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #152

How many vegans made it that we didn't know their eating habits? freeplessinseattle May 2016 #156