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8. The least deadly part is summiting

Tue May 22, 2012, 08:16 AM

May 2012

Most people die on the way down.

And, most people on Everest have no business being there. They just had enough money to pay an expedition company. Very few companies are run by people who put customer safety above summitting percentages.

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Four die on Mount Everest [View all] Rhiannon12866 May 2012 OP

i hope they enjoyed the sight , i would like to go there one day JI7 May 2012 #1

I'd love to see it in person, but have no wish to climb it. Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #2

I hope it was worth it for them, sincerely Voice for Peace May 2012 #3

OMG! Spectacular! That's quite a find! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #4

There, now I don't have to do all that climbing. liberal N proud May 2012 #11

IMHO, an even more beautiful view is from the top of k2 (second tallest mountain) SWTORFanatic May 2012 #12

wow, amazing photo Voice for Peace May 2012 #26

"What can you see from there?" awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #13

Toronto Star: Toronto woman dies on Mount Everest descent Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #5

Helicopters can barely fly as high as the base camp, about 19,000 feet, so I think this story adigal May 2012 #18

In a free society, you can't keep people from killing themselves. closeupready May 2012 #6

People should follow their dreams, even at a risk. How is this selfish? queenjane May 2012 #7

It's a frivolous endeavor with very high risks of injury or death. closeupready May 2012 #9

So is riding a motorcycle... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #14

Do you wear a helmet? closeupready May 2012 #17

Yes... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #19

Everybody dies, and what's not frivolous? bhikkhu May 2012 #15

What about your children? closeupready May 2012 #16

Everybody dies, and if you look at the statistics even Everest is pretty low risk bhikkhu May 2012 #22

Older climbers have a 1 in 4 risk of dying - that's BBC's estimate. closeupready May 2012 #27

My wife died of cancer at 39. Throckmorton May 2012 #38

So.................? Coyote_Bandit May 2012 #20

We're really taking this off-topic now. closeupready May 2012 #21

We are known here by our words Coyote_Bandit May 2012 #23

Ok. closeupready May 2012 #24

And all the while, turning Everest into a trash pit theHandpuppet May 2012 #25

Yes, undoubtedly why areas like Mustang and Bhutan are closed closeupready May 2012 #29

^this^ frylock May 2012 #31

agreed re: the trash pit & then you have to climb by dead bodies on the way, in a traffic jam wordpix May 2012 #41

The least deadly part is summiting obamanut2012 May 2012 #8

Interesting. I didn't know the descent was the most dangerous part. mainer May 2012 #28

Why is that? treestar May 2012 #30

A few reasons Posteritatis May 2012 #35

Also, nightfall is a factor. Hassin Bin Sober May 2012 #37

Yup, all of these and a few more obamanut2012 May 2012 #39

the climbers are tired, they make bad decisions, the weather goes from good to bad...lots of reasons wordpix May 2012 #42

Thinning the herd... AngryAmish May 2012 #10

Everest grew? 35,035 feet?? Roland99 May 2012 #32

They rounded the metric height. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #36

This is why... CubicleGuy May 2012 #33

Can't wait until google streetview makes it up there. octothorpe May 2012 #40

Everest was hiding behind clouds when I flew into Kathmandu. bikebloke May 2012 #34