Mt. Everest: A McDonalds Experience

chadwick

mikepegg44 wrote:

STAYSEA wrote:

Most climbers would die with out a Sherpa. It's unspoken. :shock:

I love it. The climber who has reached their ultimate goal up to that point stands on top of the world and calls it the greatest moment of their life. The Sherpa meanwhile calls it just another Tuesday.

thank you, mike, staysea. this is a fact. those sherpa are some bad ass dudes. in my opinion they shut this fucking mountain down until folks give more respect to the mountain & the nepalese people

catefrances

chadwick wrote:

mikepegg44 wrote:

STAYSEA wrote:

Most climbers would die with out a Sherpa. It's unspoken. :shock:

I love it. The climber who has reached their ultimate goal up to that point stands on top of the world and calls it the greatest moment of their life. The Sherpa meanwhile calls it just another Tuesday.

thank you, mike, staysea. this is a fact. those sherpa are some bad ass dudes. in my opinion they shut this fucking mountain down until folks give more respect to the mountain & the nepalese people

works both ways chad. although the sherpas only get maybe 10% of what 'western guides get for the climb, the villages and their people would suffer from shutting the mountain down.

catefrances

Snakeduck wrote:

Just toss the dead ones off the side of the mountain before they have a chance to get frozen in ice... or ride the bodies like a sled to the bottom.

someone has been watching too much simpsons.

catefrances

brianlux wrote:

.... Their solutions include fewer permits, certifying climbers for experience, reducing team size, and making sure litter (and bodies) are removed from the mountain.
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The highlighted ideas make the most sense, do they not?

and who has the experience to climb Everest other than those that have climbed Everest???


as for removing the litter. there are already programmes in place for that.

brianlux

catefrances wrote:

brianlux wrote:

.... Their solutions include fewer permits, certifying climbers for experience, reducing team size, and making sure litter (and bodies) are removed from the mountain.
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The highlighted ideas make the most sense, do they not?

and who has the experience to climb Everest other than those that have climbed Everest???


as for removing the litter. there are already programmes in place for that.

Quite true, Catefrances. Never-the-less, I'm going with Snakeduck's body-sled idea!

chadwick

catefrances wrote:

works both ways chad. although the sherpas only get maybe 10% of what 'western guides get for the climb, the villages and their people would suffer from shutting the mountain down.

then they all suffer. and they all suffer because of those going up the mountain & using the sanctuary that is the mountains as a landfill. i love that it is riddled with bodies, this is good. i do not like the garbage. they feel this way im sure, as well as they will be charging more $$$ & allowing less numbers to go on up

catefrances

chadwick wrote:

catefrances wrote:

works both ways chad. although the sherpas only get maybe 10% of what 'western guides get for the climb, the villages and their people would suffer from shutting the mountain down.

then they all suffer. and they all suffer because of those going up the mountain & using the sanctuary that is the mountains as a landfill. i love that it is riddled with bodies, this is good. i do not like the garbage. they feel this way im sure, as well as they will be charging more $$$ & allowing less numbers to go on up

..says the WMA.