Mount Everest

[robbie9]

Did you know it can cost up to €80,000 to climb Mt Everest.

I've only just watched a documentary on a climb to the summit on Amazon Prime video.

A permit is €11,000

What an absolute money grabbing country.

so only the rich of the rich can climb it.

i know the season starts in a couple of weeks so expect those rich thrill seeking travellers will be living on that mountain for 2 months.

now i've no experience of climbing but i'd certainly give it a go if i had the money. there is only a 1.4% chance you will die so i'd take my chances!

As for the 2nd highest mountain the world K2, it's 25% chance of death , less than 400 people have reached the summit there & some of those that did died on the decent

[Stephanie]

Yes , did know .

I’ve been on it

Your dismissive attitude shows such a lack of understanding on a hugely complex undertaking !

[robbie9]

Yes , did know .

I’ve been on it

Your dismissive attitude shows such a lack of understanding on a hugely complex undertaking !

You've been on it??

Are u for real?

Did u reach the summit?

[Stephanie]

You've been on it??

Are u for real?

Did u reach the summit?

Yes I am for real .

I was not on summit ; I got to go to Camp One which is the first one above Base Camp .

Through incredible good luck and sheer coincidence I got to go up .

I’d rather recount my Everest adventures in person ( not necessarily to You ; in general ) ,

posting it here on the boards some may see it as bragging or playing it up .

But yeah , I was on the Mountain - before the hordes .

Incredible , breathtaking , Khumbu Icefall with crevasses and building-size

ice blocks that can ( and do ) topple without a moment’s notice , to the detriment

of any that may be in the way : some years back some 15-19 (?) sherpas died

while fixing rope in the Falls . My memory fuzzy on it , someone can look it up .


Awesome : crossing a crevasse on them tiny aluminum ladders tied end-to-end ,

below you the yawning abyss ready to swallow you should you falter and fall .

: I watched grown men on all fours trying to get across . You have to cross many

to get to Camp One . Incredible experience . / I had no Sherpa , only a friendly fellow

American who took a day+ out to accompany me : you don’t go alone .

[captainwagger]

A team of Sherpa summited K2 this winter for the 1st ever winter time assent!
Absolute Legends!!

[robbie9]

A team of Sherpa summited K2 this winter for the 1st ever winter time assent!
Absolute Legends!!

Ya read that, that mountain is a death trap though unless you are really experienced

[David Feckem]

Did you know it can cost up to €80,000 to climb Mt Everest.

I've only just watched a documentary on a climb to the summit on Amazon Prime video.

A permit is €11,000

What an absolute money grabbing country.

so only the rich of the rich can climb it.

i know the season starts in a couple of weeks so expect those rich thrill seeking travellers will be living on that mountain for 2 months.

now i've no experience of climbing but i'd certainly give it a go if i had the money. there is only a 1.4% chance you will die so i'd take my chances!

As for the 2nd highest mountain the world K2, it's 25% chance of death , less than 400 people have reached the summit there & some of those that did died on the decent

Everest isn’t about mountain climbing anymore, It’s queuing.

It’s one of the least technical mountains over 8000m and is a summit that can be bought. The litter and rubbish discarded there is disgusting, as are the vain “mountaineers” buying the summit for an instagram post and some bragging rights.

https://www.ft.com/content/0888bfd6-...2-5fe435b57a3b

Some operators have clients who only learn how to use their equipment at the foot of the mountain, said Lukas Furtenbach, an experienced expedition leader. “They’re learning how to put on crampons in base camp,” he said.


Don’t blame Nepal for being money grabbing, every country does the same with its tourist resources including Ireland.

[robbie9]

Everest isn’t about mountain climbing anymore, It’s queuing.

It’s one of the least technical mountains over 8000m and is a summit that can be bought. The litter and rubbish discarded there is disgusting, as are the vain “mountaineers” buying the summit for an instagram post and some bragging rights.

https://www.ft.com/content/0888bfd6-...2-5fe435b57a3b

Some operators have clients who only learn how to use their equipment at the foot of the mountain, said Lukas Furtenbach, an experienced expedition leader. “They’re learning how to put on crampons in base camp,” he said.


Don’t blame Nepal for being money grabbing, every country does the same with its tourist resources including Ireland.

Queuing caused 6 deaths in 2018!!

I'd definitely give it a go if I got some sort of training for maybe a week. 1% chance of dying is slim , falling down a crevess would be slim

[David Feckem]

I'd definitely give it a go if I got some sort of training for maybe a week.

[Clubcard]

Sounds like you have given up before starting. Not really the right attitude for climbing a mountain.

Most people get sponsorship... do it for charity.