AIBU to be blown away by this? TW - Deaths on Everest.

Who is it disrespecting? The climber is dead, so not him. His family knew he was risking his life to climb Mount Everest.

I think disrespect is becoming normalised. We see it in those commuters who take the reserved seats on trains, to those boys who killed PC Harper laughing at the cameras while being sent down.

People have a choice. The consequences of their choices mean they don’t make as much money. There are other lower paid jobs than being a sex worker.

Seeing the recent pictures of hundreds upon hundreds of climbers queuing nose to tail up the slopes, I can’t think of anything less appealing. A huge toll environmentally has made much of the mountain look like a landfill site, and with the numbers increasing year on year I can’t see this changing, despite the ongoing clear up of the mountain.

Also, the climbs relative ease (compared to eg K2 or Annapurna) means that some of those climbing have inadequate experience, being hauled up by Sherpas who are being put in a dangerous position having to look after those without the experience.

It’s a very self centred, ego driven thing to do imo.

So more people die getting g the bodies? Sorry so more locals who are economically dependent on rich tourists die? Nope.

I’m not sure that bodies will stay there. Global warming is having many unpleasant consequences

How do you know they have a love of nature? They like climbing things nature had created I’m not sure that’s the same.

Anyone who climbs up Everest is incredibly selfish and egotistical.

Does he look "forever young"??? 😂

Have you met many psychopaths?! He’s dead, people who climb Everest know and accept that’s a possibility. Although the boots lasting on a corpse is irrelevant I’d have said as they aren’t being subjected to boot wear and tear ie walking in them.

I have just replaced a pair of meindl Borneos that are more than 20 years old and have been to Nepal, Kilimanjaro and the mountain in Borneo whose name escapes me so they are a good brand I’d say.

I was using the word Sherpa informally to mean mountain guide.

😂

I think the word 'survived' is doing some strong work here.

It is a strange place and climbers have a strange mindset. Hannelore Schmatz was another climber whose body was a landmark. I'm not sure banning the use of oxygen would stop enough people would it?

The body’s need for oxygen above 8000m is not dependent on whether someone is a good climber. Lack of oxygen can lead to some poor decision making as well which could lead to more fatalities

And by the way there is no trigger warning needed for any of this stuff FFS!!!

Trigger warnings!!!!

Oh the cat's done a shit in my shoe again - Trigger Warning everyone

But no amount of money could compensate for the extreme danger a recovery party would be in.

He doesnt look that good though does he?

One simple way to make sure only the very best climbers attempt to ascend - ban the use of supplementary oxygen. It will never happen because there's too much money at stake

Yeah I guess most sex workers choose to do it because of the fun of it and not because they are desperate, have no choice and need money. We should totally support that too.

Your argument is ridiculous.

(this was in response if it was illegal to climb post)

Well Otzi the ice man survived pretty well for well over 2 millennia

Just Google "Otzi" - I would link, but TW for the Wiki article.

Cover their recovery by who?

Money doesnt stop it being dangerous for whoever is going to do the recovery. And people in poverty are going to be persuaded to do it arent they becasue they're desparate.

Its totally wrong.

Dont climb it. And if you do climb it and die you're going to stay there

I dont celebrate all these explorers. I dont see the point

I know you meant it was their choice to be a mountain guide, but I'd like to point out that a Sherpa is an ethnic group, not a job title.

This

Some places are just not viable to explore and travel to but humans are arrogant.

Totally agree

There are guide ropes all the way up as well. Placed by Sherpa