Everest

My mind says shut it down to the tourons,but my heart is with the Sherpas and their loss.

Discuss

Is it public knowledge where the $100,000 per climber goes?

I think it's fairly obvious.

This is a tough one.

No doubt it brings much money to the region, also no doubt 3/4 of the people have no business doing the Grouse Grind let alone Everest.

This isn't anything new. A worthy read on the subject is "Into Thin Air."

I figure the situation will sort itself out in time.

People willing to shell out for the climb only to be faced with a climb inside a garbage dump littered with dead people will diminish with time.

Then the only solution will be to clean it up or shut it down due to lack of interest.

This is a tough one.

No doubt it brings much money to the region, also no doubt 3/4 of the people have no business doing the Grouse Grind let alone Everest.

This isn't anything new. A worthy read on the subject is "Into Thin Air."

Just read it. It is great. I heard there is a new rule that a climber has to pack out a certain weight in garbage or face a fine.

Sad part is that they were fixing the route through the Khumbu icefields in preparation for the onslaught of westerners to arrive.
In years previous this would be done a little later in the season as a combination effort between sherpa's and western guides.
Due to record numbers of permits in recent years, the sherpa's have been going in earlier without help in preparation.
The summiting of Everest has become a pathetic corporate whoreshow. Pretty much lost interest when the first blind person summited. Spend enough money, assume a little risk and a group of locals will drag your ass up there, take a photo and hopefully get you down through your trail of garbage.
Just install an escalator already.

Is it public knowledge where the $100,000 per climber goes?

To wifi and private chefs.

High-altitude mountaineering is a pay-to-play game. If you’re going to attempt to climb Mount Everest you're going to shell out a minimum of $30,000. Most western guiding companies charge around $65,000, and if you’re going all-out on a private expedition with an imported chef and constant access to Instagram, your trip might run as high as $100,000.

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/mountaineering/everest-2013/What-Does-it-Cost-to-Climb-Everest.html

Nepal slashes cost of climbing Everest
Fees for single climbers cut from $25,000 to $11,000, but veterans warn of increased cost of safer group expeditions

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/14/nepal-slashes-cost-climbing-mount-everest

Does this mean that K2 has lost it's place as the world's deadliest mountain?

To wifi and private chefs.

OMG. I thought you were being a jackass. Thanks for the link.

I thought more money would have gone to the Nepalese. I wonder what percent of the income the guiding groups have to give back in the form of taxes.

Given the fact that I am not a mountaineer, I might be a little ignorant here… Wouldn't it be more rewarding if you and a close group climbed something else on ones own?

OMG. I thought you were being a jackass.

It's been known to happen.

It still adds up to 3.3 million per year for the government.

Given the fact that I am not a mountaineer, I might be a little ignorant here… Wouldn't it be more rewarding if you and a close group climbed something else on ones own?

But then you can't post it on your FB page if you climb something less known then everest.

Given the fact that I am not a mountaineer, I might be a little ignorant here… Wouldn't it be more rewarding if you and a close group climbed something else on ones own?

Maybe it is more rewarding to have a picture of yourself throwing some horns at the top of Everest. Something to put on your desk so people who come in to your office know what the score is.

Grouse Grind with sherpas

Imagine just minding ur own business strolling up the Grind when suddenly a herd of YAKS with DNV painted on the sides