My late father would often say this about litter, "If you can carry it full, you can carry it empty." I'm sure it's more challenging on Everest, but everything is.
It's getting to the stage where the Nepalese government may as well have a gondola built to the top and charge people to ride it up for a photo op.
I wonder how it feels to go to a place so sacred and when you get there it looks like a walmart supercenter on a sunday afternoon.
Archeologists are going to think Everest was a burial site.
Too many people with more dollars than sense.
There are lines everywhere today. People should realize that it's no longer a big deal, when there's 50 people in front of you doing the same thing.
Tbh I'm most upset about the littering
That Mountain should be closed until further notice. Clean it up, remove the deceased and study what the effect of constant traffic has on it structurally. This is a human disgrace - a lack of respect or appreciation for the natural world. Thanks for the beautiful, thoughtful video…
All these climbers should be ashamed of the fact that they've turned the mountain into a garbage dump!
Those queues look utterly ridiculous. What has been done to Everest is obscene.
Nothing is sacred anymore to human kinds vanity, ego & greed. Mount Everest needs a rest.
Paterson spend between 35k to 50k$ (cost for a guided expedition) to raise money for a good cause.... Am I the only one who doesnt get the logic behind this decision making?
If you have to be taught how to use crucial pieces of equipment, you have no business going anywhere near Everest
Do people not understand that no one thinks you are cool for climbing Everest anymore?
They don't realise if 1 tourist slips another 10-20 can be dragged down.Overloading the summit path + pressure/vibrations on snow/ice can start an avalanche.
Climbing "industry." There's your problem, right there.
That pic at 0:56 of all those people on Everest is just pure insanity. I feel like there should never be that many people up there at once. I don't see the point at all, personally... But to think you have a crowd like a NYC street on top of Mt Everest is just bonkers! and all that trash left on the mountain just makes me so mad. How can you be such an awful selfish prick to just leave a bunch of trash?
Just my opinion, but I watched a video where several hikers climbed up to the mountain villages. They were able to stay in the hospices that are available,and eat the local foods. They did not have the pressure or dangers of the Death Zone. If more hikers would just visit the villages, it would financially help the local people.
Bro if I saw a line like Disney world at Everest I'd just leave like it's not exclusive anymore
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