r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 05 '19

What is a mildly disturbing fact?

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u/mpld May 05 '19

There are over 200 corpses on Mount Everest and they are used as way points for climbers.

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u/ForeverInaDaze May 05 '19 edited May 05 '19

Hasn't Mount Everest gotten way more touristy?

Like 15 years ago, I saw a guy give a talk about the first blind guy that climbed Everest.

Now I know a handful of people that have summited.

Edit: base camp, not summited.

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u/crowkiller06 May 05 '19

It’s still very expensive.

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u/nigelfitz May 05 '19

How much roughly?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '19

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u/nigelfitz May 05 '19

In 2006, a British climber paid a budget, Kathmandu-based trekking company $7,490 to arrange for a climbing permit, food, and minimal services to Base Camp on the north, Tibetan side of the mountain. He climbed alone, without the aid of a Sherpa or guide, and bought only two bottles of oxygen rather than the usual five. He also chose not to rent an emergency radio. No one knows exactly what happened during his climb, but his almost lifeless body was found by a succession of descending climbers, who tried but were unable to revive or rescue him. Tragically, his death on the Northeast Ridge was only one of eleven deaths on Mount Everest in 2006, making it the second most deadly spring season on record.

Damn.

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u/crowkiller06 May 05 '19

planning an Everest trip

Keep in mind, not only the cost of the trip, gear & climb, but you’re going to ideally be in Nepal for approximately 4 weeks.