I agree that deaths of tourists on Everest no longer get much coverage but I think that has much to do with the typical suddenness of thier deaths. If an Ameri

I agree that deaths of tourists on Everest no longer get much coverage but I think that has much to do with the typical suddenness of thier deaths. If an American thrill seeker was lost on Everest or slowly suffocating at the summit in a timeline that allowed news coverage it would be a bing thing. I dont know the realities of climbing but it would not surprise me to find that tourists in distress get air lifted out of basecamp 1 while Nepalis don't.