70 years after first summit, Everest keeps giving

70 years after first summit, Everest keeps giving

And taking. 11 deaths up there so far this season, on the south side at least. Five of them Sherpas.

The work is hazardous by definition, but in a climbing season of about three months, an experienced guide can make up to $10,000 -- several times the country's average annual income.

The average cost to a climber for an Everest run is around $50,000 US, according to expedreview.com. The Nepalese government issued 478 climbing permits for Everest this season, and 1,176 for the other peaks.

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One of NZ's many great achievements having the first man to stand atop the mighty, Mount Everest.

K2 is harder to climb than Everest.

The story about Everest is pure greed mixed with pure human ego. What other motive than ego can be to climb it through dying or frozen bodies of less lucky companions? And what other motive than greed to keep this mountain open for climbers if 1% of them never comes back.

K2 is harder to climb than Everest.

I've heard, and read, that it's not a particularly technical or difficult climb. It's just really long, really cold, and really, really high up.

Never done it myself though so...

I've heard, and read, that it's not a particularly technical or difficult climb. It's just really long, really cold, and really, really high up.

Reaching the base camp itself is much harder in case of K2.

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-k2-harder-climb-mt-everest-2017-9%3famp