Nirmal Purja and mountaineering deaths

[Loopytiles]

Was sad to read about the death of the record breaking mountaineer Nirmal “Nims” Purja and five others in his team.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2ge4dnj80o

Find it fascinating and inspiring to follow climbers, ever since seeing Alison Hargreaves on TV many years ago, who achieved a lot and died on K2. But fearful of their deaths.

It’s obviously just an opinion but I don’t really find it inspiring.

If I think what inspires me it wouldn’t be someone scaling a mountain which potentially takes their life and those of the many local people who carry their equipment etc.

I feel sorry for their families left behind. It’s always sad when someone needlessly dies.