Everest 2024: Data and Fatalities from the Ended Season.

[@TC-eo5eb]

My vacation is typically spent at 2-3 feet above sea level. No supplemental oxygen required, just sun screen and a beach umbrella. No frozen body parts, just a mild sun burn. The only acclimatization I need is when vacation is over and it is time to go back to work.

[@truthseeker2222]

try living

[@TC-eo5eb]

@@truthseeker2222 My butt in a beach chair and my toes in the sand is living.

[@nancytestani1470]

Ha, well said..me too.

[@nancytestani1470]

@@truthseeker2222we are all living

[@truthseeker2222]

@@nancytestani1470 Truly profound Nancy . Karens are cancer.

[@jonbarrett789]

Anyone who wants a summit permit should also be required to volunteer for a season prior bringing down garbage in addition to paying

[@ilanamillion8942]

Smart idea!

[@okoala62]

💯💯💯

[@truthseeker2222]

these are rich people, they aint picking up trash. They fully believe they are above that. Know the clientele.

[@jonbarrett789]

@@truthseeker2222 the point definitely isn’t to boost attendance. A cultural shift from the phase of excess and adventure tourism to adventure caretaking is crucial. If it’s only a graveyard shift (no pun intended) then the mountain would be well on its way

[@truthseeker2222]

@@jonbarrett789 I agree but its current iteration, its mostly rich spoiled people who are bored and want to impress people at their social functions. Nepal is a poor country and they climbers provides them much needed resources. Ideally these rich people would spend more money to clean it up, but time will tell how it plays out. Or Nepal could charge some sort of extra tax on the permits that would pay locals to regularly do mountain cleanings. I think at the end of the day it must be Nepal's responsibility to take care of their natural resources, and work to prevent its destruction.

[@Bob31415]

The romance and mystique of Mt. Everest disappeared a long time ago.

[@FrederickTheGrt]

Buried somewhere below the human waste and trash.

[@debsam77]

@@Bob31415 and to think some wanted to stay there if they died on the mountain. I wonder how many would want their remains amongst the human waste and garbage now 😢😢

[@keithinaz9769]

Maybe in your eyes.

[@Bob31415]

@@keithinaz9769 Guess you find mounds of trash and human waste romantc.

[@karsam7751]

400 hundreds Nepali climbers and 200 foreigners have reached peak this year. In another word . 400 hundred Nepali climbers have carried 200 foreigners to the top.

[@denis888red]

Like what would you know keyboard warrior? Zilch. Absolutely zilch....

[@philipstanley5611]

Some teams still do it the old way, and climb unfixed routes. Not everyone is walking the staircase made by the Sherpa

[@truthseeker2222]

way to generalize and stereotype. You racist.

[@AlvinSeville1]

They strong men

[@peteristead2528]

Not a single person should be allowed to climb until the world’s highest garbage dump has been cleaned up(all the garbage removed). Then each climber thereafter is responsible for having there garbage removed. No exceptions!

[@grayl5514]

Spot on. Everest is a microcosm of this planet and how we are wrecking it.

[@hardrun77]

yup you pack it in you pack it out

[@christopherbrown1730]

It will be almost impossible for Nepql to look the other way as the revenue is too hard to look past.

[@John-mi2rt]

I hope your use of the word climber includes the Sherpa. They haul all the rubbish onto the mountain but seem to carry no responsiblity for the state of the mountain.

[@nancytestani1470]

I thought they had too..but I guess not.

[@MaineUSA]

They should raise the price and lower the amount of permits. They should be mandated to clean up trash.

[@lf67hh28]

Why? Every climber pays for mountain clearance - the Nepalese Govt. Embezzle the payment.

[@MaineUSA]

@@mighty_tone you don't agree they trashed the mountain with their trash and human waste? Classy

[@LscottGD]

@@mighty_tone trolllololol :)

[@michaelangelos5117]

What I think is that if someone leaves trash up on Mount Everest or in any type of national park or Forest they should be banned from ever going there again. Or made to clean up trash until they get the lesson.

[@revekat2053]

In the future robots will probably be picking up the trash from the mountain.

[@Django2424]

The poor Sherpas are the ones that suffer the most, they have families to support and these rich arrogant climbers don’t even tip enough, the government takes most the money.who provides for those families when the Sherpas die? Just sad.

[@ilyab.5127]

Welcome to planet earth. Same as any other low paying job worldwide. Squeezing people to the max while paying them peanuts and the government profits.

[@Known-unknowns]

The population has probably gone up due to the income generated by tourists. You now have too many people living in that area who now require an income. So now it can’t stop.

[@TheAkwarium]

the Sherpas are actually amongst one of the best paid people in the country, so I don't think they'd want to give up that job. And nobody outside America tips

[@matchpoint14]

Django, the governments have their greedy hands in everything, it is sad

[@peterhomann2140]

Okay, I am no mountaineer. But I am a triathlete and I would be ashamed to take a finish line photo when somebody had paddled me in a boat around the buoys then rode a tandem with me and finally piggy backed me to run the marathon while all I did was to peel myself out of the wetsuit, put bike shoes on and hop on the guys back... Do these people really think it is their accomplishment?

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

I know 2 people who climbed Everest. One of them even saved another Climber who had become disoriented up on the Mountain. That was in 1997

[@lindymcdonald8945]

My neighbour died on Everest in 1997

[@Amm.Climbs]

Such an insane display of humans DISRESPECTING their nature, creator, and only home…

[@ArturoTierra]

If the first explorers of Everest had encountered all those dead bodies, they might have reasoned it was an ancient custom to go there and die, a form of ritual suicide if you will. It's a good place to go if you have a death wish. Chances are good that you'll get your wish.

[@TheAkwarium]

in 5,000 years when archeologists find all those bodies there will be so many theories on why all these people died there. Think of Otzi the iceman

[@je7887]

Looks like a parking lot, what fun!

[@Lisa1987lisa]

I think permits should only be issued to people if they’ve had experience of climbing other mountains. And they should put a limit on how many can climb. Climbing it is dangerous enough as it is on it’s on without having long lines trying to pass each other in such dangerous conditions.

[@brunorigo]

I dont think the solution is to make it forbidden or to make it more expensive. I think you will need to raise the difficulty, to lower death rate. A person like me with no prior experience shouldnt be permitted to attempt it! I think first is to make it a real national park. Every equipment every thing should be tagged weighted and registered going up, and checked upon exit. Srict 0 trash policy. That is first. With trash that includes your dead body, that needs to go down to zero too. You need to have some kind of advanced certification and years of experience. Make it a real lifelong achievement, not a money thing. Black Belt kind of stuff. the culmination of 10 years hard training

[@PamelaBewley]

I totally 1000% agree with everything you said! Especially the trash and climber accountability for it and if one dies, work it out and get them down! Great advice! The money end and lack of experienced climbers is ridiculous!

[@lf67hh28]

The only way to train your body for 8k peaks is on 8k peaks...you can't mirror it. That's why acclimatisation is key, and expeditions are 6 weeks long, with a massive base fitness demand as mandatory.

[@andredarin8966]

No secret: the people who attempt this are self-absorbed, in it for a not-so-cheap thrill. It is beyond unconscionable that someone with a wife or husband and kids would risk their lives to prove something to themselves. I’d bet the people willing to risk their lives in this vainglorious pursuit have some major issues.

[@PamelaBewley]

@@andredarin8966 that's an excellent point and one I've always thought so true! 👍

[@lf67hh28]

@andredarin8966 Do you share the same sentiments with fishermen? Officially, there is a higher death rate in that profession than climbing mountains. I think every single person has mental health issues, difference is I will always do what I choose to do with my life and money. Human achievement is the pinnacle of living.

[@debsam77]

With that many summits it no longer seems like an almost impossible thing to do. They’ve trashed that majestic mountain with their waste and filth left behind. It’s just not the same when I would hear about summits in the past. It now seems like almost anyone can do it as long as their bank accounts give them permission.

[@lf67hh28]

6700 summits in 105 years. Extremely rare.

[@Mila_Brearey]

Yeah ok, sure.

[@debsam77]

@@lf67hh28 I was talking about recently and not something hundreds of years ago!

[@debsam77]

@@Mila_Brearey then ok, sure!

[@debsam77]

@@lf67hh28 I wasn’t talking about in one hundred years. I was talking about recently 🤷🏽

[@martinsmith1538]

Stop the climbs. It is now just a dangerous tourist attraction. People have abused the mountain. Just return it to nature and stop making it a commercial enterprise. There is no need for anyone to go up, risking their lives. No more permits and leave the mountain alone. Too many unqualified and dangerous climbers in my opinion.

[@karendawson9372]

Too much money to be made unfortunately

[@BougieBlue]

@@karendawson9372yep .

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

An ethical viewpoint but the amount of money Nepalese bureaucrats make off the permits is estimated to increase their personal incomes by a factor of 20.

[@simbalantana4572]

@@pfrstreetgang7511 The Nepalese and Sherpa people benefit greatly from Everest.

[@Willrocs]

Raise the price and limit the amount of people

[@mjleger4555]

On another site, it said that over 480 permits netted Nepal $5 million dollars in one season. Mt Everest is obviously the primary source of income and they're not likely to willfully lose that amount of money! We know that money talks, always has, always will, and apparently money has stifled the belief that Mt. Everest is sacred! Sherpas can make enough money in one guided trip to last them a year -- they become independent. It is NOT a cheap endeavor to "go climb Mt. Everest" and it is one of the easiest of the many over 8000+ meter mountains. We also heard that sherpas will NOT go to other mountains to guide, e.g., K-2, or Nanga-Parbat, due to the dangers involved. Why should they, they might make two to three trips max as a guide PER SEASON! and that money will last them a year in their low-income mountain community (except for funds pertaining to Mt. Everest). With all the photo of all the trash, poop, oxygen canisters, even discarded tents, among a myriad of other discarded items, it is clear people don't care about trashing the mountain, they are there solely for personal gratification! Really a shame. There is little excuse for climbers EXCEPT that many are brain-addled due to hypoxia and couldn't care less about discarding their trash on the mountain or relieving themselves in front of others! Franky, I AVOID lines, so I wouldn't like standing back to belly in a line, hanging on a rope, moving slowly, to attain a goal for 15 minutes max before I had to descend -- not worth it! There are many people who can brag "I climbed Mt. Everest" but far fewer who can say that they summitted the mountain!

[@michaelhales5695]

You would think that of all people, the tree hugging, Patagonia wearing, granola eating, vegan friendly mountaineers would have more respect for nature and this once majestic mountain (now turned landfill).

[@joyslove3858]

Exactly

[@ElleDuderino]

Nah, people that climb Everest are super ego driven. This tracks.

[@ThriftyCHNR]

No those aren't actually the type to climb Everest. The type is the elitist arrogant, "win at all cost" ruthless rich person that needs an ego boost and constant thrills.

[@yesterdayseyes]

These people are not tree huggers lol

[@Professor_Stark]

Conquering that McDonald's across the street sounds much more achievable than battling an icy peak. Unless I’m facing a McFlurry blizzard, the dangers are minimal.

[@TC-eo5eb]

You could die from high cholesterol instead of high altitude.

[@MrPuddinJones]

each climber should be charged and held accountable. each item they bring with should be documented, photographed and upon returning down the mountain, they should have EVERYTHING the went up with PLUS an additional 3 lbs of garbage. they gotta get that trash off the mountain, that is unacceptable.

[@TheAkwarium]

There already exists a deposit initiative, which has been running since 2014. Anyone visiting Mt. Everest has to pay a $4,000 deposit, and the money is refunded if the person returns with 8kg of trash (18 pounds) the average amount that a single person produces during the climb

[@slvrktman7824]

The Sherpas are the only heros up going up there.

[@phoebehill953]

Imagine being the last person in line going up

[@bigbosstruckerman435]

His name was Ronnie James Dio.

[@NoName-mq3us]

@@bigbosstruckerman435 And he died on Everest.

[@annabelleleman4177]

The Traffic Jam at the Top is DEADLY on it's Own I AGREE that if you want to Hike Everest Next Year you must Take That Year to Clean Up the Trash. You Have Some People Climbing Everest 2 X in one Year. What are they Bringing to the Table to help Clean up the TRASH

[@TwoFingeredMamma]

They should bore a tunnel and create a lift shaft all the way to the summit. They should then blast the top off the mountain to flatten it out and build a restraunt and visitors centre so everyone can stand on top. 🙂 My idea is the best of them all.

[@Deepsouthlaker]

Add a walmart

[@andrewmeadows3232]

Developers would line up with plans to maintain Everest's Nepalese/alpine feel while offering visitors of all ages a true mountaineering experience. Retail, office, and residential parcels available...

[@OrvilleDelaCruz]

Blast all mountains which are barren so boulders from it could be used as aggregates products and other boulders use for reclamation as what other countries are doing. Asked those who had explore the famous mountain what good they got or just egos.

[@Dr_GraysGhost_420]

They need a few Dollar Generals too

[@CrazyNormalTreeRat]

Why hasn't anyone figured this out yet... Kudos to you! Now tell how and present actual plans and drawings to make this possible with current technology. Prove that this is possible. In words and fantasies it is easy, but the reality is different. In the next 100 years, there will be no technology for this. In fact, in the next 1000 years, there will be no such technology... This is an iceberg! A mountain of ice and very few rocks. How will you maintain a place that is made of ice. Ice is frozen water! How are you going to dig a tunnel and maintain a temperature that won't crack this ice? How are you going to blast ice without consequences? At the slightest explosion, the whole mountain will crack and become a danger of total collapse and many cavities. Every few days the whole mountain changes. Yes! It literally changes due to earth shifts in the terrain. Today, a road that you are walking on, in a few days, this road will not exist because it will be displaced, and there is a possibility that a great chasm will form through which you cannot pass. Everything changes every few days, and you want a tunnel...

[@nicholasmills8843]

The world's highest cemetery and garbage dump. Everest should not be attempted by mountain tourists at all. Period. And all at the expense of the Sherpas and guides. It should be revered and reserved for true mountaineers that don't rely on being chaperoned to the top.

[@robert-gq5th]

Agree but it seems like most of the deaths on everest are the expiriacned climbers

[@schranzmartin]

well.. this ist what you think... and it´s ok but why do you care? On the mountain is not more garbage then in every small village in India... in the Alps, every year many more people die. The Matterhorn is the deadliest mountain in the world and still people take a guide and go up there. Why should this not be forbidden? In short.. you are just a victim of the ludest noise in the medias with the least facts.... so let people do what they want to do and do what you want to do.

[@bhoopesh.p.4645]

You need to climb one 8000 m peak before applying for permit.

[@debsam77]

⁠@@schranzmartinnone of them should be climbed. They are beautiful to look at period. Man destroys everything they come in contact with. And to call themselves mountaineers is a joke with all the Porter, Sherpas, ladders and fixed rope support it seems a fit grandma could do it. A place where there isn’t enough oxygen to sustain human life is NO place for humans. It’s worse than Stockton Rush taking paying customers to see the wrecked titanic when you can get a better view right here or on the discovery channel. But nooo, billionaires paid 250k to go down in a lemon submersible that imploded after he was warned it was a lemon!!!

[@schranzmartin]

@@debsam77 have you been up there? and again.. why do you care? It´s a mountain like any other in the world where people go for reasons they don´t need to explain to anybody....

[@nirvanafatal]

Amazing video !

[@wendydarling1745]

Leave it alone. People do not belong there.

[@debsam77]

I agree and for no other reason than the fact that there’s not enough oxygen to sustain human life and that tells me it’s no place for humans. I will say that I get people have passions and dreams so I’m not trying to be mean at all though!

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

Population control through Darwinism

[@deltalima6703]

18 out of 8 billion? Its just a money pit, its not even risky. 100 a day summit on some days.

[@harryyarrow4110]

Summiting Everest,is still an achievement,but the sherpas don't get enough credit, for the work, they do,or the lives they save,every year.💙💛💙

[@creativecolours2022]

Summiting Everest with the assistance of the sherpas that can carry everything, including some of the climbers is not exactly an achievement. Not to mention that Everest is not a particularly technical mountain on climbing terms. It is more about hiking in high altitude and less about climbing if we consider that its few most difficult parts are roped and have stairs.

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

Getting up Everest hasn't been a respected accomplishment since '96.

[@Johnny_Utah187]

I watched a video of a 19 year old kids full journey climbing Everest. It’s like 4 hours long. And It looks absolutely brutal. Blew my mind.

[@TheFimbriatus]

Every season there should be an organised clean up expedition. Crew consisting of locals only. Costs should be covered by climbers when they pay for permit. Say 20k per permit more for the workforce and equipment etc. More money for locals and cleaner mountain. Perhaps some climbers deterred by higher cost. Win win.

[@laetitiavisagie-gg6kk]

What would be the alternative income for Nepal ?

[@wheelspin10]

I think if you want to go up everst then you must also take away all your trash and others thats not yours as well. Respect the mountains

[@danielnewman134]

They should stop issuing climbing permits and issue clean up permits. The mountain should be closed for maintenance for a few years. Once it is cleaned up to a decent level, then issue a limited number of permits to a limited number of groups evenly distributed among the different regions of the world. I doubt that this will ever happen. But it is worth mentioning.

[@johnwalker4642]

"The weather behaved well this season on Everest." Taming the mountain, taming the human being. Ego striving.

[@spencerdawson6536]

There’s a DMV Office at the Summit, hence the Lines. If you forget to fill out a box on the form the agent sends you down the mountain to the back of the line.

[@mamalovetarot777]

Human sacrifice is real. She'll keep taking humans until they leave her alone.

[@IndigoYouTube]

I like the new narrator!!! 🎉

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

idk…sounds more like a king than a queen to me

[@jimkerry6740]

The mountain as the highest point of the Earth is the pride of the inhabitants of the Earth, Let's preserve the mountain for our generations in its pristine beauty, and not as the highest garbage dump on the planet.

[@nandapiyathilaka5789]

Great video

[@clearsig]

The mess on Mt. Everest would be funny if it weren't tragic. The photos of long lines of climbers inching upward are perfect examples of collective insanity. The mountain should be thoroughly cleaned up and then closed to climbing.

[@emarc37]

In a leftist utopia, yes. Some people prefer free will.

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

Spot on with reference to "collective insanity."

[@ghost.ranger1628]

Good place for the average person to go when they want to die.They just might get their wish. Some places are just not meant for inexperienced people to go.

[@EddieGillies-lj8dp]

There are way too many people on the mountain. The number waiting in cues on the mountain is ridiculous.

[@gregorylumpkin2128]

"Heroically reached the summit" then "tragically died" on the way down. Seems to be a recurring theme on the mountain.

[@redalert2834]

It is understandable that the sherpas need to make a living but now that many people have reached the summit, what exactly is heroic about continuing attempts to climb Everest? Surely a hero is someone who selflessly helps others.

[@TheRealRoch108]

Minimum VO2 max of 80 and a sub 2:30 marathon as a prerequisite for all non Sherpas & Porters…Problem solved

[@rahilarious]

is 80 even possible? physically?

[@miroslawkowalski3613]

You would leave that mountains only for top marathoners and cyclist then. Why!? They would be dying on that mountain. FYI Ueli Steck - one of the fastest climbers run his fastest marathon above 3:20. Does that made him slow in the mountains?

[@funkydozer]

Now conquering Everest is just a queue for a theme park ride. Everything has changed for the worst in the last 30 years. When everyone is special, nobody is special.

[@marylouaguero7060]

Wow 24 hours to summit and Come back down uff cardio for sure! 😮

[@AlvinSeville1]

I remember the last time I climbed the peak. It was just as hard. Made a couple friends out of the sherpas.

[@BillyMartin68]

An old co-worker of mine once told me that it’s easy to climb Everest now because they have ropes going to the top. 😂

[@Dulcimertunes]

The government could make $ by requiring physical fitness testing to be given a permit.

[@marylandflyer5670]

Where’s the “Neeepal” side?

[@RayneBubble.]

Underneeeth?

[@donaldmorrill1636]

Everest draws the big ego crowd not true climbers per se, so I would agree that some sort of climbing log book of qualifying climbs should be required before an Everest permit is granted. I don’t agree with raising prices to the point that only hedge fund managers and insurance CEO’s can afford it.

[@BoxofRain-ff4td]

Strange fact but true. More people have died climbing Mt Rainer than Mt Everest. It’s a numbers game, combined that many are lured into a false sense of security due to its relatively benign nature.

[@cslan4]

Close it down, it is a garage dump and a body dump too. CLOSE IT DOWN, CLOSE IT DOWN!!!!

[@buckwheat1070]

I’m not clear on the exact rules but I think in order to run certain big marathons like Boston & NYC, you’ve got to show proof of having completed a certain amount of races/marathons prior to earning a number for the big one. Maybe that would work on Everest and help Nepal raise that revenue and tourism traffic.

[@rakp1814]

Hi, You have the wrong Dawa's picture (who climbed Everest 3 times in 8 days). His name is Dawa Finjhok Sherpa and he holds the world record for climbing Everest 3 times in 8 days 13 hrs and 35 mins in 2024. I do hope you will correct your video and put the right person's picture!

[@marklafferty-xw1ds]

First, the government needs to step in and clean up the mess left on the mountain. Pay the sherpas to do this. A mandatory requirement for climbers would be required to have a climbers passport to have climbed a set minimum number of peaks before being eligible for a Everest climb. A mandatory fitness exam needs to be passed for each climber before stepping on the mountain. Climbers need to be charged a refundable deposit fee for the human waste and their garbage that they get back if they meet the set with the passport requirement. A set maximum number of permits annually to reduce line ups should be implemented. With the climbing passport it would reduce congestion and promote the sport on other peaks in the Himalayas to make up for any reduced revenue from Everest climb.

[@lf67hh28]

All of this is already in place, maybe do your research before commenting.

[@TheAkwarium]

Both governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have attempted-and are attempting-to clean up the mess on Mt. Everest. In 2019, the Nepali government launched a campaign to clear 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of trash from the mountain. They also started a deposit initiative, which has been running since 2014. Anyone visiting Mt. Everest has to pay a $4,000 deposit, and the money is refunded if the person returns with eight kilograms (18 pounds) of garbage-the avegae amount that a single person produces during the climb. It is not just local authorities trying to make a difference. For years, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has been working tirelessly to keep the region clean. The SPCC is an NGO and nonprofit run by local Sherpa people. They manage waste in the area surrounding Mt. Everest, ensure that people have legal permission to climb, and educate visitors on taking care of the environment. The Mount Everest Biogas Project is also working to find a long-term, sustainable solution to the area’s sanitation problem. They have plans to build a solar-powered system that would turn human waste into fuel for the local communities. According to the project’s website, this would stop human feces from being dumped at local villages, which would reduce the risk of water contamination and create more local jobs.

[@traviscoates6878]

There would be no way to regulate climbers requiring climbing experience to climb Everest. That would just create a black market for forged permits

[@DurgaDas96]

The people moss effected by the trash are the climbers. Nepal could double the fee and put the extra, or some of the extra, towards creating a professional, high status bureau that pays Sherpas the top going rate to bring down garbage and bodies. The climbing paths coukd be cleared to allow clearing work. Plus, they could require each climber to not only bring down their own trash, but to also bring down some extra trash.

[@brendaelder6]

Problem is they can barely sustain their own body weight coming down from lack of oxygen. They are not going to carry extra weight.

[@DurgaDas96]

@@brendaelder6 Good point. How would you solve the problem?

[@TheAkwarium]

Both governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have attempted-and are attempting-to clean up the mess on Mt. Everest. In 2019, the Nepali government launched a campaign to clear 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of trash from the mountain. They also started a deposit initiative, which has been running since 2014. Anyone visiting Mt. Everest has to pay a $4,000 deposit, and the money is refunded if the person returns with eight kilograms (18 pounds) of garbage-the avegae amount that a single person produces during the climb. It is not just local authorities trying to make a difference. For years, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has been working tirelessly to keep the region clean. The SPCC is an NGO and nonprofit run by local Sherpa people. They manage waste in the area surrounding Mt. Everest, ensure that people have legal permission to climb, and educate visitors on taking care of the environment. The Mount Everest Biogas Project is also working to find a long-term, sustainable solution to the area’s sanitation problem. They have plans to build a solar-powered system that would turn human waste into fuel for the local communities. According to the project’s website, this would stop human feces from being dumped at local villages, which would reduce the risk of water contamination and create more local jobs. So you see, it's not like the local people aren't doing anything to actually try and fix the problem.

[@Bob31415]

I love challenges so I was going to climb Everest until I found out how easy it is. Hardly seems worth it now.

[@toomuch5488]

It’s already a dump due to greed.

[@maureendrozda9960]

STAY THE HELL OFF THIS MOUNTAIN!!! IT NEEDS TO HEAL!!!!

[@nltalbottgmail]

The trash and bodies on this mountain are not going to rot or deteriorate. They will remain frozen for centuries probably.

[@miketausig4205]

Passing new laws seems like a good thing, but new laws have been passed nearly every year, it seems, but are simply not enforced. Since 99% of traffic on the mountain comes from large expedition companies, the Nepali authorities need only look to these groups for enforcement, and put BIG consequences on them if laws are not followed. And by BIG, I mean like revoking their permits for a two year period for a first offense, 5 years for a second, and permanent for the third. BUT they would never do this, as the money brought from these large expedition companies is huge! Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and the millions of dollars that comes in climbing permits alone makes a big difference, and that’s before ancillary spending in Kathmandu and surrounding areas. So yeh…if they want to solve the problems, the onus must be attached to the corporate expeditions, but I just don’t see that happening in a meaningful way.

[@mamalovetarot777]

Going up Everest with no gear and Sherpa is WILD to me.

[@Marcus_C51]

Not only that, but without supplemental oxygen too?! How insanely stupid can one get? I think there definitely are those who go to Everest who have a death wish, he was probably one of them.

[@mamalovetarot777]

@@Marcus_C51 agreed. I'd go out like that

[@sandrinecacheton3909]

no thoughts, just binging mount everest videos

[@coal6tamarack2374]

Higher prices for permits just make the climb even more socially unfair. The correct way to manage the problem would be to not just hand out permits to anyone who can afford them but instead require a letter of recommendation from one of the IFMGA member associations.

[@dennisjamieson3328]

I have the autographs of John Hunt & Tenzig a Sherpa who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953 to the top of Everest.

[@82566]

Thats awesome!!! Wow those r to be treasured for sure

[@rosieposie9564]

Wow that is very cool, how did you get the autographs?

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Cut down on the number of people trying to climb Everest

[@UddhavraoNimbalkar]

To be preserved

[@susiepittman601]

Humans mess things up.

[@safromnc8616]

There are ZERO sane people who would currently choose to 'climb' Everest.

[@prabhubharathan]

More people on the summit than what you'd find in Walmart during the black Friday sale.

[@ghtaboma]

Despite the pros and cons, reaching the summit is quite an accomplishment. Once, is enough.

[@sarabellem562]

Sherpas need to unionize.

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

They have attempted it on 4 separate occasions I'm aware of. The Nepalese govt "officials" have ruthlessly discouraged these attempts (including death threats or long term imprisonment to Sherpas) as it would expose the levels of unethical financial gains made by a minority of "tourism ministers".

[@BSnell-y5o]

It's horrendous the whole idea of risking your life in this way.

[@IgorSharm]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@bongiswamelane4777]

Everest summit is a personal choice, however the government of Nepal should consider reducing the number of permits issued per year and impose heavy penalties to those who are littering the mountain.

[@robotba89]

Someone I meet at a bar telling me they climbed Everest would be much less impressive than someone climbing Denali.

[@EricSpreck-ow6te]

No ropes no ladder no oxygen bottles no food

[@robertsole9970]

The narrator sounds like the actor that played Dr Koresh in Heroes and Bloodsport in The Flash

[@diannestrachan2402]

It will become rock with little snow and they will still climb it. FYI climbers, don’t climb it when it’s melting you’re just asking for trouble. All the bodies and rubbish will become more visible as the snow keeps melting. It’s then the reel clean up will have to begin. And relatives will have to pay for bodies that will be shipped to them.

[@manipod1435]

Polska zglaszamy sie. JAKUB PATEC PATECKI- 5:34

[@gone3629]

It's crazy it's crazy for climbers that charge for people that literally no experience and try and get them to summit

[@DavWalker-zu6hh]

I saw a Sasquatch Back in 78

[@miroslawkowalski3613]

Amazing! But honestly I would be more interesting seeing his Front.

[@garybarnett2756]

It’s shocking how many deaths there are climbing Everest,but as soon as a boxer dies in the ring which is pretty rare they want to ban boxing.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

Hi, the name is Cliff, drop over sometime

[@Dangergirl88]

😂 exactly, not catching me up there ever!

[@icefall1000]

날씨가 좋아 등산할 수 있는 날이, 며칠 안되다보니, 한꺼번에 저리 몰리는 건데. 적게 허가해준다고 해도 해결될 수 없어 보임. 날씨 때문에.

[@clutchgolf]

I thought they shut this season down?

[@allenw1188]

I like the old narrator better

[@christianefiorito3204]

This problem exists only from the Nepali site. From the Tibet site there are no quese and not many faralities. Its a money and corruption problem of Nepal.

[@anniehills3580]

My idea is to have climbers and porters who want to ascend, pick up trash on days they are acclimatizing, including their own trash during their stay. There needs to be a place for all the trash. There must be a trash impact fee included in the cost to climb.

[@perpetualgrin5804]

Big difference to how many have summited K2.

[@Imberley]

It seems $150K isn’t a lot of money to a larger part of the world’s population; as more and more people pay to get taken up. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don’t see harm in raising the fees to definitely help offset the cost to keep the mountain clean. Can’t say we haven’t been warned or already well aware.

[@lf67hh28]

The cleaning fee is part of that original fee...blame the Nepalese Govt.

[@DesireeGonza]

I think it’s a great idea to make people climb smaller mountains before Everest. That way the economy doesn’t suffer. Also no one should climb without a Sherpa. Using trails Sherpas have made is not good if they are not paid and then people go missing because they want to save some extra bucks. Finally ensure everyone takes their trash down. If people come back without trash then they should be fined heavily and not allowed to leave the country until set fee is paid and community service done.

[@shannonthornton9911]

Should be limited to 50 clinbing licenses per year. All waste abd debris carried off the mountain and payment for debrus removal equal to the weight of what you bring on top of the other fees and costs

[@stuartatkins5425]

Nepal ought to close Mt. Everest for one year. Require one representative from every climbing company that has done business on the mountain in the past 10 years to spend one week cleaning up the trash. Guidance/oversight by Nepal government and administered by the Sherpas.

[@lf67hh28]

You can't survive for 1 week on the mountain. So that's an incredibly naive comment. Also, the Nepalese Govt. Are paid handsomely to clean they mountain...they just embezzle the money. It's a them problem.

[@lf67hh28]

Nope, silly comment.

[@HealthCoach-TaiChiGung]

It’s a no brained, preserve and clean it up. We leave no trace when we climb. It is inexcusable to trash any mountain.

[@LarryLaird-if6sc]

If left alone if will heal itself,I would baby climbing for 20 years.😊

[@altair458]

I climbed a tree once when i was 9...did it with out a sherpa there to carry me.