Incredible footage of Mt Everest avalanche. Some language, so NSFW

jp_nyc said:
Interestingly, Everest is actually one of the cheaper mountains. I think they make it expensive because it’s so popular with wealthy tourists. You can do some much harder and for more remote mountains for a third of what Everest costs. Of course you only have a 60–70% chance of making it back from those!

But Everest no longer requires years of training and conditioning. Permanent cables have been installed so that sherpas can haul foolish and unqualified rich people to the top of the mountain. Talk to mountaineers and they’ll tell you about people whose first real climb was Everest, or groups of Korean tourists taking photos near the peak. Most of the people who die on Everest today die on the way down from the peak, because they start using their oxygen tank too soon, run out before leaving the death zone, and make a big mistake.
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This. Overcrowding near the summit is legitimately one of the most dangerous factors for Everest climbers.
 
Flamencology said:
This. Overcrowding near the summit is legitimately one of the most dangerous factors for Everest climbers.
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And tripping over the thousands of spend O2 bottle and trash that litter various altitudes.
Well, it used to be really bad but hopefully the recent efforts to clean it up are gaining ground.
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$40,000 is for IMG. that companies expedition leader has not lost a climber in 35 years


jp_nyc said:
Interestingly, Everest is actually one of the cheaper mountains. I think they make it expensive because it’s so popular with wealthy tourists. You can do some much harder and for more remote mountains for a third of what Everest costs. Of course you only have a 60–70% chance of making it back from those!

But Everest no longer requires years of training and conditioning. Permanent cables have been installed so that sherpas can haul foolish and unqualified rich people to the top of the mountain. Talk to mountaineers and they’ll tell you about people whose first real climb was Everest, or groups of Korean tourists taking photos near the peak. Most of the people who die on Everest today die on the way down from the peak, because they start using their oxygen tank too soon, run out before leaving the death zone, and make a big mistake.
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funny now the mt has shrunk 1 inch.
so now all men that will mount her will be 1" shy
of all men that came before
 
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