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What it boils down to is that there used to be a lot of status given to Everest climbers, inducing the same type of awe that we gave people who've landed on the
by drcode 7y ago
What it boils down to is that there used to be a lot of status given to Everest climbers, inducing the same type of awe that we gave people who've landed on the moon or who won an Olympic gold medal.
Unfortunately, not all of this reverence for Everest climbers has disappeared (yet) and unlike those other categories climbing this mountain could be commoditized, turning it into a simple money transaction at this point (yes sure, you still have to endure some hardship to climb Everest.)
- sandworm101 7y ago>> reverence for Everest climbers There is diminished reverence in the climbing community because of the traffic. Everest climbers no longer need many basic climbing skills, from fixing pro to route finding. K2 is the new Everest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_mountains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_mountains Pick one. They are all more difficult than Everest these days.