[Hot Tabasco]

Climbing Everest is nothing more than a real expensive tour.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I recently saw where they had like a 50 person waiting line at the top so people could do their photo op. Looks like too many people are doing it, not on my bucket list.

[Iceclimber58]

I have been in SW Colorado the past 6 weeks ice climbing. I know a few guides that take contracts on Everest each year.
One of them told me the dangers of high altitude are real. Also the most technical part of the climb is the Hillary Step. If this section were at a lower altitude like in CO. It would be rated 5.6 in difficulty. They now have a ladder there, so people don’t have to climb it.
I worked the kids wall this year at the Ouray Ice Fest with Lakpa Rita Sherpa. He has submitted Everest 17 times. Meaning he set the ropes, and got the rich folks to the top. Very nice humble man.

[Iceclimber58]

I have been in SW Colorado the past 6 weeks ice climbing. I know a few guides that take contracts on Everest each year.
One of them told me the dangers of high altitude are real. Also the most technical part of the climb is the Hillary Step. If this section were at a lower altitude like in CO. It would be rated 5.6 in difficulty. They now have a ladder there, so people don’t have to climb it.
I worked the kids wall this year at the Ouray Ice Fest with Lakpa Rita Sherpa. He has submitted Everest 17 times. Meaning he set the ropes, and got the rich folks to the top. Very nice humble man.

[xp38]

WhileI've never met anyone who has climbed Everest I'd be much more impressed if I met someone who had summited K2 the second highest. It's a much harder climb and not for rich tourists because your chances of dying are much higher.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Climbing Everest is nothing more than a real expensive tour.”

Have you done it?

[wardaddy]

It’s a bit more than that

I think it’s 6.5 miles of incline at 10-20% O2 we have in music city

And cold as hell

Windy

Snowblind and avalanche risk

Yes it’s easier than must of the big ones but it’s still a challenge and most don’t summit

It’s easier than winter ascent of McKinley which although much lower is still low air given oxygen at the poles thins more than at equator

And the cold is so wicked there and snow being walking distance literally from the ocean

Anyhow you have point that it is touristy nowadays

One point is Everest has more difficult approaches too but they are harder to access

[minnesota_bound]

The height of Mount Everest has increased due to the poo being deposited.....