RE: Huawei on Mount Everest

["Keith Medcalf" <kmedcalf () dessus com>]

Build a nuclear power plant of course.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> On Behalf Of Eric Tykwinski
> Sent: Friday, 1 May, 2020 12:14
> To: Aaron Gould <aaron1 () gvtc com>
> Cc: John Levine <johnl () iecc com>; nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: Huawei on Mount Everest
>
> 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
> <mailto:aaron1 () gvtc com> > wrote:
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>       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
>
>
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces+aaron1=gvtc.com () nanog org] On
> Behalf Of John Levine
>       Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:58 PM
>       To: nanog () nanog org
>       Subject: Re: Huawei on Mount Everest
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>       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/
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>               Why dont we leave the Everest alone? OTOH, we can now have
> tiktok
>               videos and latest instagram posts from the summit.
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>       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.