Because rich people in general got used to solving their problems by throwing more money at the issue they face. Everest is no different. Assumption is that eve

Because rich people in general got used to solving their problems by throwing more money at the issue they face. Everest is no different. Assumption is that even if I am unexperienced, if I buy the most expensive equipment, and get the most expensive sherpa then two weeks later sipping Mojitos on my yacht I can tell averyone “yeah I climbed Mount Everest, no big deal”.