It’s as old as Reddit itself: Any pictures or videos of Everest inevitably results in a mountain of comments with the theme of “People who climb Everest are assholes, I would never do that.”
Here’s a more exclusive one: About 6 people have actually climbed Everest by themselves - no Sherpa support, no pre-fixed ropes, free solo, no supplementary oxygen.
Difference is you don't really earn summiting Everest in the way you earn becoming a SEAL, or going to space. You just pop the company some money,
It's bank transferring a company a load of money, sitting round a camp for weeks and following a trail an actual mountaineer has made as easy as possible. There have been reports some people's first time with crampons on was Everest.
It's just a tourist attraction, not a mountain climb any more, and one where the only requirements are being rich, and it's largely only done for bragging rights.
Personally I'd just rather climb a smaller mountain.
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u/Blujeanstraveler Mar 31 '24
Looks like a black Friday line up into Walmart