Wow, there are extreme conditions on Mount Everest? The place famously known for its extreme conditions?
Yup. And now rich assholes are trapped there, plus the exploited sherpas doing all the heavy work. My thoughts go out to the sherpas, I hope they will survive.
Apparently the people who live there are sick of it all and are starting to push back. Should be interesting to see if there are new laws or regulations.
Hopefully: “if you’re a rich asshole climbing the mountain for an Instagram photo, carry your own damn shit”
I took it to mean that these were unusually extreme even for there.
Gotta love demotivational posters.
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Really good graphic novel. “High Crimes” A disgraced Olympic athlete recovers corpses from Everest. For $50,000 she’ll bring the remains down for a proper burial.
Another off topic Everest movie recommendation - The Summit of the Gods. It’s a phenomenal movie, go watch it!
Synopsis shamelessly stolen from ScreenRant: The Summit of the Gods follows a photojournalist’s relentless pursuit of the truth surrounding the first expedition to Mount Everest. His investigation leads him to seek out a revered climber who vanished during the journey, uncovering mysteries within the perilous world of high-altitude mountaineering.
Let’s just wander mindlessly off topic.
One of the climbers died making this movie. The director wanted to stop shooting, but other climbers convinced him to keep going, because otherwise the one who died would have died for nothing.
Let’s just wander mindlessly
Just like some climbers on Everest…
I’m much more impressed by the person who has a job and runs a marathon in their hometown then I am by the rich folks who buy their way to the top of the world.
Back in 2002, Charles Lindbergh’s grandson flew across the Atlantic solo. He did a comparison of all the things his small plane had that the Spirit of St. Louis lacked. Autopilot, radar, GPS, full radio communication with the ground. The climbers today are just folks who are in good shape and have money to burn.
I agree though I’m gonna level with you - to me, a lot of people who climb Everest are like a lot of marathon runners, only with too much money to burn: they’re in it for the kudos and social media points.
I get people’s need for external validation, that’s just a human thing. Having said that, the big difference is in the environmental destruction, human exploitation and waste of resources involved in climbing Everest and rescuing people.
That’s a wildly imaginative premise that caught my attention.
Enjoy.
LOL I still have an account on Off Topic but have no reason to ever use it again.
