People joke about dying whilst waiting in line. On Everest, the crowds are such that it's really happening. Risking your life that way seems kind of … goofy. https://t.co/naqtoqIxp7
— ***Dave Hill (@Three_Star_Dave) May 24, 2019
People joke about dying whilst waiting in line. On Everest, the crowds are such that it’s really happening. Risking your life that way seems kind of … goofy. https://t.co/naqtoqIxp7
I understand, to a degree. The challenge of the nigh-unobtainable (and having a large amount of money and time and money to invest) makes ascending Everest a tempting challenge.
But … if the place is so damned crowded that people are actually dying waiting in line in the hostile environment to take their turn at the summit … is that really the “risk! risk is my business!” kind of thrill that these people are looking for? Is it bragging rights to the folk back home to say that you managed to outlast the queue?
“Because it’s there” is a stirring, heroic sentiment. “Please take a ticket and wait for your number to be called” is not.