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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2014, 12:06 PM Aug 2014

Climb Everest

Sorry, could not embed video. Site has video and tons of info on climb to the top. A side article claims that there are over 200 bodies on the trip to the peak and that 1 in 4 people who pay $40K plus per person, never make it, some dying on their quest.

http://everestavalanchetragedy.com/mt-everest-journey.html

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Climb Everest (Original Post) packman Aug 2014 OP

Yup. Everest is now a joke. People on the mountain who should never be there. HERVEPA Aug 2014 #1

HERVEPA

(6,107 posts)

1. Yup. Everest is now a joke. People on the mountain who should never be there.