Chaos on Mt. Everest
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21 people have died on that mountain in this month. Apparently, there are so many people trying to climb it, that there are human traffic jams, which is adding to the danger, and people are literally having to step over bodies on the way up and down:
I would have thought that the local officials would have enacted a quota system or lottery to keep things a little more under control. Doesn't sound like a fun time.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
Wow, what a picture. Amazing
Wow, what a picture. Amazing you can't get away from people, even on the top of Everest.
I can't imaging waiting there wondering if my oxygen is gonna hold out before I get to the top (and back), which is within sight. Long way to go to wait in line.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
bagging peaks is the string
bagging peaks is the string cheese incident of hiking
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 2 Room Shack
F that.
F that.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Jay
Everything I've read has
Everything I've read has stated 11 people have died since the start of this year.
Still, either way, pretty insane. Crazy photo.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Richard Cranium
Nothing but custies in that
Nothing but custies in that photo.....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Vann Kliburn
approx 4,000 climbers have
approx 4,000 climbers have reached the summit on Everest
Only 300 on K-2...
Try K-2 if you want to avoid the crowds- just be aware of a much higher death rate.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ausonius
"I would have thought that
"I would have thought that the local officials would have enacted a quota system or lottery to keep things a little more under control. "
That's what is being suggested. Too many folks trying this that have no business being up there.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
Nepal is poor and needs the $
Nepal is poor and needs the $$$.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jonaspond
Yep. They have the right to
Yep. They have the right to take every red cent from those choads.
Great time to be in the outdoor gear biz. I wonder what the latest and greatest co. is? Im sure 95% are decked out w/the same labels.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sound and Vision
Stop the insanity.
Stop the insanity.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Joe
>>>Everything I've read has
>>>Everything I've read has stated 11 people have died since the start of this year.
The climbing season just started.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Joe
>>>Everything I've read has
>>>Everything I've read has stated 11 people have died since the start of this year.
The climbing season just started.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
Napal army a few months ago
Napal army a few months ago went up the mountain and removed over 20,000 pounds of trash, mainly oxygen tanks, and they said that was only a small part of the haul.
WTF is wrong with people?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 19.5 Degrees
Amazing you can't get away
Amazing you can't get away from people, even on the top of Everest<<<
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 19.5 Degrees
"I would have thought that
"I would have thought that the local officials would have enacted a quota system or lottery to keep things a little more under control. "
That's what is being suggested. Too many folks trying this that have no business being up there<<<
That's the spirit! Socialism isn't all bad.
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>>>those choads.
>>>those choads.
haha, I initially read the thread title as Choads on Mt Everest.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jonaspond
Great book title. Cover
Great book title. The cover could be an aerial shot of the garbage and dead bodies.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
>>>bagging peaks is the
>>>bagging peaks is the string cheese incident of hiking<<<
actually
hiking is the string cheese incident of mountaineering
still wouldn’t ever catch me in that 29k ft lineup
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: smiley
actually
actually
fondue is incumbent for mountain eating.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: JP (J Bomb)
Chances are there are a few
Chances are there are a few hedge fund dickwads in the dead pool. So there's that.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day
Almost all of Everest’s
Almost all of Everest’s problems could be solved if they outlawed oxygen tanks on the mountain.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call"
They should have left the
They should have left the trash. We weren't going to see it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Druba
Oh the humanity...
Oh the humanity...
<< GENEVA—Saying they had no real problem with wealthy thrill-seekers failing in their efforts to scale the tallest mountain on earth, the entire human population admitted Tuesday that they are, in fact, completely fine with rich people dying on Mount Everest. “These guys shelling out a hundred grand to climb a 29,000-foot peak with a team of Sherpas are obviously aware that many people have died in the attempt, so they kind of know what they’re getting into, right?” said Cleveland resident Richard Warvil, echoing the sentiments of the world’s 7.7 billion people, who acknowledged the deaths of affluent amateur climbers who voluntarily ascend to heights at which oxygen stops reaching the brain don’t really upset them all that much. “At a certain point, you’re kind of bringing it on yourself. Plus, if you have that much disposable income and, of all the things you could do with that money, you choose to spend it on this—well, we’re actually okay with you dying. It may sound harsh, but we’re gonna get along just fine without you.” At press time, sources confirmed no candlelight vigils were being held at the foot of Mount Everest. >>
https://www.theonion.com/world-populace-actually-fine-with-rich-people-d...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thumbkinetic
haha, I initially read the
haha, I initially read the thread title as Choads on Mt Everest.<<
Awesome!
I miss Chancellor.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Scott Schaffer
Peak Bagging is the Twiddle
Peak Bagging is the Twiddle of Mountaineering.
wait, what?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sound and Vision
‘It Was Like a Zoo’: Death on
‘It Was Like a Zoo’: Death on an Unruly, Overcrowded Everest
Some climbers did not even know how to put on a pair of crampons, clip-on spikes that increase traction on ice, Sherpas said.
Nepal has no strict rules about who can climb Everest, and veteran climbers say that is a recipe for disaster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/world/asia/mount-everest-deaths.html
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bucky Badger
Is there a DMV at the peak or
Is there a DMV at the peak or something?
Ive read that there’s an area before the peak called the “death zone” and like the picture above, there are people in a traffic jam there, and they die. I gotta say I don’t feel bad for them either.