Mount Everest Traffic Jamb

[Poseidon2.0]

That's basically the whole thing. Flying there, permit, guides, sherpa's and everything. At least it use to be few years back, wouldn't surprise me if it were even more now a days but back around 5 years ago they said on a documentary I watched that is ran from about 45-60k just depending who you went with.

I heard a report today stating people are spending upwards of 100k$ to summit these days. I love the mountains, but that is not going to happen. No interest.

 

[islandguy11]

I heard a report today stating people are spending upwards of 100k$ to summit these days. I love the mountains, but that is not going to happen. No interest.

Yes some might be spending that amount -- but the real problem is that there are so many new/inexperienced outfits, that prices have actually been driven down -- if you shop around you can get up Everest for under $30,000 nowadays with some cheapo guide co. -- and they may or or may not inquire/care about your past climbing experience -- they just want your money.

Imho they should make it a requirement that anyone climbing Mt. Everest should have climbed at least one 6,000m+ mountain before. Everest shouldn't be anyone's first mountain. It's like getting a Lamborghini for your first car, or an Arowana as your first fish -- problems will almost assuredly ensue.

 

[Poseidon2.0]

Yes some might be spending that amount -- but the real problem is that there are so many new/inexperienced outfits, that prices have actually been driven down -- if you shop around you can get up Everest for under $30,000 nowadays with some cheapo guide co. -- and they may or or may not inquire/care about your past climbing experience -- they just want your money.

Imho they should make it a requirement that anyone climbing Mt. Everest should have climbed at least one 6,000m+ mountain before. Everest shouldn't be anyone's first mountain. It's like getting a Lamborghini for your first car, or an Arowana as your first fish -- problems will almost assuredly ensue.

Yeah they really should. Seems people want to "do" Everest like its nothing. The Nepalese government likes the tourist $$ too much to start imposing that level of regulation.

 

[The Morning]

Eiger Dreams is another really good book by the same author that wrote Into Thin Air dealing with the subject of mountaineering. John Krakauer is an excellent storyteller.

 

[Coryloach]

Imho they should make it a requirement that anyone climbing Mt. Everest should have climbed at least one 6,000m+ mountain before.

I climbed Mt. Everest last night. When I looked down I could see my slippers....It cost me nothing at all and the highest mountain I had climbed before was my sofa