silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

Mt Everest on your ‘bucket list’?

TAKE this extraordinary journey with me:

This is undoubtedly the closest any of us will ever get to the top of Mt. Everest .
KEEP AN EYE ON THE ELEVATION, LEFT SIDE OF YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN,
AND THEN MOVE THE MOUSE WHEN YOU GET TO THE TOP TO SEE A PANORAMIC VIEW...
it’s almost like being there...and there's a 360 degree view from the top!

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

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

AWESOME, silverhawk! On an iPad, one's finger anywhere on the screen moves the image around, too!
But tell us, please, what is the source of all of these images that were strung together? Satellite?

silverhawk Loc: Born a West Virginian, Living in Virginia

Sorry, but I really don't know.....I received the link in an email and thought it would be an interesting share......h

Tracy B. Loc: Indiana

Very cool!

Hacksaw Loc: Pacific Northwest

That was cool to watch!

Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI

That's about the only chance of me climbing Mt. Everest. I'm not a climber, can't stand cold weather and don't want to expend the energy trying to kill myself.

This video makes me happy to see it and I appreciate the effort they made to make it.

Earworms Loc: Sacramento, California

Unfortunately, the death rate is very high. There are dozens of bodies littering the mountain, bodies that will remain there permanently!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I have zero interest in doing that. Aside from the high death rate, really uncomfortable conditions, and high cost, what's the point? As I've often seen, groups have to wait near the top for other groups to get out of their way. What they need is a Disney-like ride. Hop in a car at basecamp, make the loop, and exit the car.

Earworms Loc: Sacramento, California

How about maybe a McDonalds or Starbucks at the summit!
A hot beverage for when you get to the top.

RS Loc: W Columbia, SC

[quote=jerryc41]I have zero interest in doing that. Aside from the high death rate, really uncomfortable conditions, and high cost, what's the point?

My sentiments exactly!!
I could never understand the lure, but I figured I was the weird one and never pushed my viewpoint.
I thought that the original climbers were hired to do so and come back to show/tell what they experienced.
I'll never understand how that urge caught on . . .

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

Did anyone notice the charitable $ appeal at the beginning of the link for the Sherpas? At first I was quite sympathetic, but then later I realized that's what Life Insurance is for? I realize that this concept is probably unknown in Nepal and that there's unlikely to be any sort of legal or business structure set up for this sort of thing.

As silly as this idea might sound, if the natives had the motivation (and money,) I bet it could be done. Maybe the Sherpas would each pay part of their earnings from each climb, pooling to share the risk, and the government of Nepal could impose some huge tax and run the Insurance program? Then again, higher fees might scare away the climbers. What's a Sherpa to do? Gee, maybe the Sherpas shouldn't be guides if the risk of death is that high? Gee, does that mean solicitations for donating to the Sherpa fund should be ignored?