After reading that book, I laugh at the comments around here thinking a summit is available to anyone with the money. Aside from the dangers, I was astonished at how long people have to stay at the various camps to acclimate.
“Lazy fucks just leave their trash up there!”
Well, a couple of pounds of gear can easily be the difference in life and death.
Into Thin Air x 100
Reading that book made me decide trying to climb Everest is a bad idea.
After reading that book, I laugh at the comments around here thinking a summit is available to anyone with the money. Aside from the dangers, I was astonished at how long people have to stay at the various camps to acclimate.
“Lazy fucks just leave their trash up there!”
Well, a couple of pounds of gear can easily be the difference in life and death.
Every chapter made me sure I didn’t want to climb everest.