Fake everest climb

[rijaca]

Some people crave attention

Exhibit A: https://www.facebook.com/groups/82338447841/

[Oman]

Pretty good wrapup of fakery: http://deadspin.com/meet-the-couple-who ... 1786032316

Photoshop evidence:

[tjmartn1]

Some people crave attention

Exhibit A: https://www.facebook.com/groups/82338447841/

Exhibit B: People with north of 2600 forum posts on 14ers.com.

[rijaca]

Some people crave attention

Exhibit A: https://www.facebook.com/groups/82338447841/

Exhibit B: People with north of 2600 forum posts on 14ers.com.

Exhibit C: People that post their Instagram accounts....

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[SkaredShtles]

[TallGrass]

Clearly we need a summit register on Everest.

With a Kedrowski business card holder?

[Sean Nunn]

I read the entire article, and there is nothing in it about their motivation for fakery.

Same question of motivation in the Lockte matter. Motivation aside, given the proliferation of media, video, internet, etc, not sure how people think the truth will not come out.

They wanted to lay claim to being the first married couple from India to summit Everest. India has 'rewarded' Everest summiters so there is a lot of attraction and benefit to become famous this way. BY the way, this couple has been previously accused of falsifying summits.

Ah, well, that makes sense then. Too bad but I guess sometimes there are issues like that. I recall the situation where a pair of twins competed tag-team style (posing as a single individual) in the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. They were trying to earn money just to survive.

[MUni Rider]

Pretty good wrapup of fakery: http://deadspin.com/meet-the-couple-who ... 1786032316

Photoshop evidence:

Best line in the article was the last sentence:

“They are not cooperating and have been absent for the inquiry,” said Ganpatrao S. Madgulkar, a police official in the city of Pune, in Maharashtra, who is looking into the case. One place where the police can rule out looking for them: Mount Everest.

[mikefromcraig]

I heard about that while free-soloing El Cap. I have the pictures to prove it!

[Gibson135]

Brought my dog Juneau up there once years ago... no problem at all. She had a blast.

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[BillMiddlebrook]

Someone famously lied about climbing K2 in 2009 or 2010 as well.

"Dr." Jon?

This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title on the home page. Lol

[mtn_hound]

I read the entire article, and there is nothing in it about their motivation for fakery. I am not sure why anyone would fake climbing Everest. It has been done so many times, by so many people, that I cannot imagine how anyone would stand to gain financially from a run-of-the-mill Everest summitting. I suppose you might become famous in your hometown, but who on earth could live with knowing that the only reason you are "famous" is that everyone thinks you did something that you really didn't do?

Same question of motivation in the Lockte matter. Motivation aside, given the proliferation of media, video, internet, etc, not sure how people think the truth will not come out.

This couple apparently had some financial motivation, but on the more general point, I think some fakes happen BECAUSE of all the media, video, internet, etc. If I could fool thousands of people in spite of all that attention, I'd be pretty damned proud of myself. And if I got caught, I'd still be able to laugh about the fact that people who have never met me are twisting themselves in knots trying to figure out my motivation on some internet chat board...

Lochte is a different story though, he was just afraid to tell his mommy the truth...