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Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - DP - 05-25-2019
A total of five people have died this week on Mount Everest, as crowds of climbers experienced bottlenecks in the rush to take advantage of a short window of good weather to attempt the world's highest summit.
Three deaths were reported on Thursday, and two others died on Wednesday.
The deaths come amid reports of massive crowding on the mountain. Around the Hillary Step, where climbers have to go single-file, there were reports of two-to three-hour delays on Wednesday.
In addition, this season's weather has forced large crowds up at once. Climbers wait for favorable weather forecasts to make summit attempts, and this year, there have only been two windows with five summit days so far, as Arnette detailed on his site. Typically, there are seven to 12 favorable days, according to Arnette.
Because of this, many climbers are going up to make their attempts all at once, creating bottlenecks
At least one death was partially attributed to the crowds. Bagwan was "exhausted and dehydrated due to long hours spent at the death zone (above 8,000 meters) due to heavy traffic," Krishma Poudel, manager at Peak Promotion, told ABC News.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/3-more-die-mount-everest-amid-heavy-crowding-180100547--abc-news-topstories.html
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - Kraniac - 05-25-2019
people are like rats
they need to shut down Everest and a host of the tallest mountains down and just leave them the fuck alone,,,
i don't get this need to do this..rich people needing party talk is pretty clear
climb? fun, can be , yes..
..but this whole "'i must climb everest" thing is so fucking stupid..----leave the poor thing alone with it's huge piles of
gaaaaaaarbage and its..
frozen cooooorpses
that never get taken
aaaaaaaway.
it's basically a dumb place to be...
my close friend (a Brazilian) goes into that general area to hike and trek quite often, at least one trip per year..he loves it and spends much time there, he's done the Annapurna route, Everest base camps..now he finds less beaten areas.. he hates the Everest shit show..just can't stand being around the conversation of it, the people, the scene...he always says.."these people, they don't see anything, they only see one thing and they completely miss every other incredible thing in this area..the land, the people, the villages, the culture..they only see themselves, on top of Everest..they don't even know where the fuck they actually are!!'
do you know anyone who has climbed Everest?
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - max - 05-25-2019
Kraniac wrote:
people are like rats
do you know anyone who has climbed Everest?
I don't want to....
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - SteveG - 05-25-2019
I was going to post that picture yesterday, but then I figured it was so ridiculous it had to be Photoshopped.
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - pRICE cUBE - 05-25-2019
At an REI event, I met a sherpa that holds the record for most ascents and he doesn't think the record is a big deal. He was using his status to promote better conditions for the locals, less abuse of the mountain, and an minimizing deaths.
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - Ombligo - 05-25-2019
Is it really an accomplishment if you have to stand in line and wait your turn?
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - hal - 05-25-2019
I've seen so much video of everest climbing that I'm familiar with the route. One look at the picture and I was sure it was fake. There have NEVER been that many people that high on the mountain before. It looks like every climber in base camp ended up on the top of the mountain. that's crazy.
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - Acer - 05-25-2019
I found this snippet on another article, on CNN:
" She had become stuck in the "traffic jam" above camp four, which, at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet), is the final camp before the summit."
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/24/asia/everest-climbers-intl/index.html
So the picture is not the summit, but somewhere further down, perhaps at this Camp IV? The summit is at 29035 feet.
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - hal - 05-25-2019
The picture above is the approach to the Hillary Step - that's not the summit, but the summit is only a few hundred vertical feet higher. The picture is taken at about 8600-8700m. This IS the 'death zone' - it's crazy to be standing in line in the death zone.
Re: Traffic jams on Everest! 3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding - Mike Johnson - 05-25-2019
No, Hal, the photo is not fake. What you see are ascenders and descenders sharing a single line.
Another climber died on Friday, bringing the two month tally to ten deaths.