2 men died due to waiting in 200 people queue to climb up Mt. Everest. (Update: Up to 16 dead for the climbing season)

massoluk · May 23, 2019

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Death on Everest after Indian and American climbers become stuck in 200-person summit traffic jam

A huge queue of climbers near the summit of Mount Everest may have caused at least one of two deaths on the world's highest mountain.

More than 200 climbers were taking advantage of clear weather on Wednesday to attempt to reach the summit from both Nepal and China, but teams had to line up for hours, risking frostbite and altitude sickness.

An American and Indian climber are the latest fatalities, their expedition organisers said, on one of the busiest-ever days on the 8,848m-peak.

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This pic... Is ridiculous.

Deleted member 2226 · May 23, 2019

Why do people bother. "I can't wait to do what hundreds of people have done before me, and litter the face of a mountain with trash and possibly my corpse!"

Shoeless · May 23, 2019

Holy hell. It really doesn't feel like much of an accomplishment when you still have to line up like Disneyland.

Detective Loki · May 23, 2019

I'm surprised there wasn't an Avalanche from the weight of their massive balls up there

Fat4all · May 23, 2019

need to get a FastPass

El Bombastico · May 23, 2019

Why don't you spoiled rich fuckers try climbing K2, see what happens then...

Razorrin · May 23, 2019

With the amount of deaths that happen on Everest due to it's fame, how in the hell is this shit not regulated?

How can this even happen? How can you have over 200 people in a line, near the summit? This whole thing is bananas, and I look forward to more info about this.

My condolences to the families of the lost climbers, this is a terrible way to lose a loved one.

TaySan · May 23, 2019

What's even the point anymore? I could understand when it was the first person, but now it doesn't feel much like a unique accomplishment.

AliasGreed · May 23, 2019

That is beyond ridiculous. I would so cancel that if I was the Nepal and Chinese Governments, except maybe 1 expedition a month or something. They won't because money.

Quad Lasers · May 23, 2019

Nothing's ever really driven home to me just how trivial the process of climbing Everest is like that picture just now did.

Deception · May 23, 2019

Shoeless said:
Holy hell. It really doesn't feel like much of an accomplishment when you still have to line up like Disneyland.

Should have bought a fas...

Fat4all said:
need to get a FastPass

Goddamit!

ManaByte · May 23, 2019

fuchsdh said:
Why do people bother. "I can't wait to do what hundreds of people have done before me, and litter the face of a mountain with trash and possibly my corpse!"

Because it's the highest point on the planet and it's a huge accomplishment to do it?

Rendering... · May 23, 2019

massoluk said:

How inane. What is even the point?

diakyu · May 23, 2019

What's that video about human waste literally ruining Everest again?

Books · May 23, 2019

I hope I'm not this dude if I ever go to Mt everest.

jchap · May 23, 2019

Looks like the line to the food truck I chose for lunch today

Spenny · May 23, 2019

El Bombastico said:
Why don't you spoiled rich fuckers try climbing K2, see what happens then...

I wanna see them try Annapurna. 40% fatality rate on that summit.

Kendrid · May 23, 2019

Another article about this:
https://www.outsideonline.com/23971...=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tweet

Books · May 23, 2019

So are these documentaries just lying to us?

Frozenprince · May 23, 2019

Rendering... said:
How inane. What is even the point?

Because it's not inane in any way and takes years of practice, climbing, and intensive training to do it? I mean 4% of the people that climb it die.

rafiki · May 23, 2019

People are nuts

Frozenprince said:
Because it's not inane in any way and takes years of practice, climbing, and intensive training to do it? I mean 4% of the people that climb it die.

is this a joke post? majority of the climber are just rich and should no where near the Everest. They pay close to 100 thousand to companies and sharpas literally babysit them to the top risking their lives for money because there isn't much to do for them in Nepal. They really need to stop giving permits to everyone.

Joe · May 23, 2019

fuchsdh said:
Why do people bother. "I can't wait to do what hundreds of people have done before me, and litter the face of a mountain with trash and possibly my corpse!"

TaySan said:
What's even the point anymore? I could understand when it was the first person, but now it doesn't feel much like a unique accomplishment.

Rendering... said:
How inane. What is even the point?

"Because it's there"

Mona · May 23, 2019

jesus that picture

it aint like it used to be thats for sure

"hurry up im dyin here!"

Deleted member 2226 · May 23, 2019

ManaByte said:
Because it's the highest point on the planet and it's a huge accomplishment to do it?

They can always go climb Chimborazo and claim technical points for the highest peak from the center of the earth and not die in a queue.

Part of the whole problem with deaths on Everest is tons of people are trying for the summit who should never be doing it because there's the profit motive, and that contributes to this stuff. You can do what you want with your life, but that doesn't stop me from thinking it's a foolish way to risk it.

Bloodbathnbyond · May 23, 2019

That photo is something else

Rendering... · May 23, 2019

Frozenprince said:
Because it's not inane in any way and takes years of practice, climbing, and intensive training to do it? I mean 4% of the people that climb it die.

You don't think that huge line of people is inane in any way? Where's the exclusivity and sense of accomplishment to waiting in line to reach the top like you're at a theme park, lol?

adj_noun · May 23, 2019

Now fucking Mount Everest needs a Fastpass.

Books · May 23, 2019

Rendering... said:
You don't think that huge line of people is inane in any way? Where's the exclusivity and sense of accomplishment to waiting in line to reach the top like you're at a theme park, lol?

To be fair, their stlstill like 24000 feet above sea level.

fuchsdh said:
They can always go climb Chimborazo and claim technical points for the highest peak from the center of the earth and not die in a queue.

Part of the whole problem with deaths on Everest is tons of people are trying for the summit who should never be doing it because there's the profit motive, and that contributes to this stuff. You can do what you want with your life, but that doesn't stop me from thinking it's a foolish way to risk it.

How much can I make as an adventurer?

KeyBladerXIII · May 23, 2019

Yeah, I lined up for Everest too. It was at Disneyworld, but I'm sure it was a lot more fun then what those idiots are going through. I got a Yeti and everything.

Jesse_and_the_rippers · May 23, 2019

Fat4all said:
need to get a FastPass

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Mona · May 23, 2019

Books said:
To be fair, their stlstill like 24000 feet above sea level.

so am i after i take mushrooms, that doesn't make me special

StrangerDanger · May 23, 2019

Frozenprince said:
Because it's not inane in any way and takes years of practice, climbing, and intensive training to do it? I mean 4% of the people that climb it die.

You mean the years of $ they saved up so they can risk their lives and also the lives of the local Sherpas. EVERYONE forgets about the Sherpas. All for sake of folk to claim they climbed it when it's not even the most difficult mountain range. Not even including the environmental damage that Everest climbing tourism has done to the area

Ubik · May 23, 2019

It's basically just an amusement park for the super rich. Disgusting. They sure have made this mountain their bitch.

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Deleted member 2226 · May 23, 2019

Books said:
To be fair, their stlstill like 24000 feet above sea level.

How much can I make as an adventurer?

No idea what the economics for well-known climbers are, but I'm talking about the outfitting companies. Part of the whole '96 Everest disaster was due to companies taking people on who really should have been there because that's thousands of dollars these people are paying to guides, and even back then there were traffic jams causing issues and putting more people at risk. It clearly has only gotten worse.

Books · May 23, 2019

Ubik said:
It's basically just an amusement park for the super rich. Disgusting. They sure have made this mountain their bitch.

This is also true. I'm not rich but I've been researching a trip to Antarctica. It's like 10k.

Dalek · May 23, 2019

I've been on the Matterhorn.

Pwnz · May 23, 2019

Looking at that pic I have the gut reaction of Darwin award.

effingvic · May 23, 2019

Doesn't it take months to climb Everest?

Ocean Bones · May 23, 2019

Omg for what. You're having your hand held the entire way. Too dumb to have that much expendable money.

Brian_FETO · May 23, 2019

So who gets the soul stone?

Shroki · May 23, 2019

Ubik said:
It's basically just an amusement park for the super rich. Disgusting. They sure have made this mountain their bitch.

Well at least it kills some of them.

randompasserby · May 23, 2019

The queuing does in fact look ridiculous.

But the climbing Mt.Everest itself surely still requires at least a modicum of training, dedication and the view should also be worth it too... right?

I really don't want to think of it like queuing up for rides at Disneyland gah.

lacer · May 23, 2019

ManaByte said:
Because it's the highest point on the planet and it's a huge accomplishment to do it?

yeah i think the 200 person deep line to get to that point pretty much completely takes away from how magnanimous an achievement it is. congratulations, you can afford to get to the top of a mountain. really pushing the needle for human accomplishment there

Kittens McMittens · May 23, 2019

massoluk said:
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Death on Everest after Indian and American climbers become stuck in 200-person summit traffic jam

This pic... Is ridiculous.
Edit: so is my thread title, can a mod fix this please. Damn autocorrect

Humans of Late Capitalism.

Mona · May 23, 2019

effingvic said:
Doesn't it take months to climb Everest?

around 2 months

rsfour · May 23, 2019

I feel bad for the sherpas

Gibbo · May 23, 2019

High price point aside, it is still a admirable endeavour. Certainly more fulfilling than complaining about the GOT ending, guessing game review scores , complaining about game review scores.

Fat4all · May 23, 2019

Gibbo said:
High price point aside, it is still a admirable endeavour. Certainly more fulfilling than complaining about the GOT ending, guessing game review scores , complaining about game review scores.

but still not as fulfilling as cataloging every Flamin' Hot snack product

CKDexterHaven · May 23, 2019

ManaByte said:
Because it's the highest point on the planet and it's a huge accomplishment to do it?

At this point not really . It is full of trash and dead bodies.
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Daniel Westlake · May 23, 2019

Gibbo said:
High price point aside, it is still a admirable endeavour. Certainly more fulfilling than complaining about the GOT ending, guessing game review scores , complaining about game review scores.

Why is this particularly admirable? Because it requires training or it's dangerous? That doesn't make something admirable.

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