Posted on 05/22/2023 2:20:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Almost all of them are frozen and still up there..
Those up there have no energy to spend retrieving bodies..
you die up there, that is where your body remains..
Remember, every body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person.
Well, I wouldn’t go that far. If you haven’t scaled a 7km high mountain you aren’t getting a permit to attempt everest.
But yes, there are people who are likely far less skilled and capable than in the past, as folks pay for treks where they are essentially carried (not literally, but true climbers and guides charge them large amounts of money to get them up one of those mountains) up those mounts. That are now trying to climb Everest, but this isn’t exactly a new phenomena either.
I watched this documentary. I don’t know when it was, but it depicted a scenario of dozens of climber log jammed at the top.
One gal stood out. She was Asian American, not much of a climber, but dreamed of climbing Everest. She goes up there and finds some Sherpa to take her up. She has all this advertisement on herself. You got the impression that this was the most important important thing in her life, surpassing family, husband etc.
I felt sorry for her.
I think she actually made it, as the Sherpa basically hauled her butt to the top, but she lingered up there, basking in the accomplishment. She soon became hypoxic and died there. The Sherpa made it out.
I also recall that one of the preeminent outfitters, at the last minute felt it was too dangerous, and he cancelled the climb, leaving a lot of upset climbers. How many still went up, I don’t know.
I watched this documentary. I don’t know when it was, but it depicted a scenario of dozens of climber log jammed at the top.
One gal stood out. She was Asian American, not much of a climber, but dreamed of climbing Everest. She goes up there and finds some Sherpa to take her up. She has all this advertisement on herself. You got the impression that this was the most important important thing in her life, surpassing family, husband etc.
I felt sorry for her.
I think she actually made it, as the Sherpa basically hauled her butt to the top, but she lingered up there, basking in the accomplishment. She soon became hypoxic and died there. The Sherpa made it out.
I also recall that one of the preeminent outfitters, at the last minute felt it was too dangerous, and he cancelled the climb, leaving a lot of upset climbers. How many still went up, I don’t know.
why?
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