The charity aspect makes it look like a good cause

instead of a vanity project. Could always have just donated the costs to charity and not risked killing himself

Posted By: SCC 28 on May 3rd 2024 at 23:13:46

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So Webber nearly died trying to climb Everest (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 3, 19:44:14
- Altitude sickness holds no prisoners and doesn't matter how fit you are... (Other Football) - Worthing Yellow, May 3, 22:03:37
  - Dr said the issue was attitude not altitude (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, May 3, 23:07:23
- Get well soon SW. He has so far raised £24,500 of (Other Football) - Hongky, May 3, 22:00:52
  - Surely the sponsorship is all to charity? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 3, 22:56:14
    - The charity aspect makes it look like a good cause (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 3, 23:13:46
  - hell have to give it back now (n/m) (Other Football) - KevinBond, May 3, 22:17:27
  - £25k to £30k when I was looking a few years back (Other Football) - Worthing Yellow, May 3, 22:04:51
    - No wonder he’s asking for more sponsorship (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 3, 22:08:40
      - Are you suggesting he will take the cost of the jolly from the charity donations? (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 3, 22:52:31
        
        Nope - same as others aren’t suggesting he should return the money (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 3, 23:44:15
- A shocking number of people have died climbing everest (Other Football) - Massive_Tiny, May 3, 21:36:50
  - I read there’s currently 200 in the death zone (Other Football) - littletinyphil, May 3, 21:39:05
    - There was a dead bloke that everyone just walked past, called green boots (n/m) (Other Football) - Massive_Tiny, May 3, 21:41:11
      - Yeah read about him too (n/m) (Other Football) - littletinyphil, May 3, 21:52:31
- Did he get 90% of the way up? (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 3, 21:28:57
- So (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, May 3, 21:17:13
- Muttering something about "Snakepit divorcees" as he lost consciousness (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, May 3, 21:14:40
- From Anglian Home Improvements to Everest. Seems a bit typecast (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, May 3, 21:01:15
  - At least he didn’t end up with a hardwood surround (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, May 3, 21:35:18
- Better luck next time (Other Football) - Jumbo1, May 3, 20:57:38
  - They've got a sale on, can't be that hard (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, May 3, 20:59:03
- Read recently that people were climbing Everest (Other Football) - littletinyphil, May 3, 20:26:46
  - They are forever doing that (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, May 3, 20:50:04
    - The iceland boss was sleeping next to a dead body apparently (Other Football) - littletinyphil, May 3, 21:33:33
      - And consequently making it even more dangerous (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 3, 22:32:34
      - VMT (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 3, 21:38:15
- I’m genuinely pleased he’s ok, I don’t like the bloke. I wonder how much of the (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, May 3, 20:13:06
- Blimey - a relief for him and his family (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, May 3, 20:06:06
- Glad he’s ok, hope he raises lots of money (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 3, 20:05:42
  - Should give the sponsorship back for not completing it! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, May 3, 20:58:32
- Watched the documentary on Disney of Spencer Matthew’s … (Other Football) - loz, May 3, 19:48:27
  - Sounds like he’s finished with it all now (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 3, 19:50:08
    - It’s such a dickhead thing to do tbh (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, May 3, 20:44:10
      - they should perhaps just ban oxygen assisted attempts (Other Football) - Tombs, May 3, 21:00:51
      - Agreed (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 3, 20:50:31

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