Climbing Everest is a luxury undertaken only by those with $30,000 to $100,000 to spend on what most of us would consider a nonessential trip, writes Karin Klein in Los Angeles Times Opinion. For now, any team that insists on going ahead with the climb must know that its being widely viewed as a group of rather spoiled, privileged brats. It is disappointing, sure, to have prepared, trained, hired, reserved and then have the whole thing fall apart. But its not crucial to fulfill plans for a recreational climb. For the Sherpas, its a matter of life and death.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:44:09 +0000
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