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Last Hours on Everest by Graham Hoyland5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() (P5) People who are the first to arrive at a party often complain about those that come later. It’s the “McDonald’s” of mountain climbing. ![]() (P3) So: What are the problems with the world’s highest peak? “But in recent years, mountaineers have complained about the over-commercialisation of the Everest ascent, likening the climbing path to a ‘ traffic jam.’ ” (P2) “The death of 12 people on Mount Everest by avalanche is a reminder that, at 8,848 metres, the mountain should represent the ultimate challenge for climbers and adventurers,” the Telegraph wrote after another devastating avalanche - last year. The mountain is crowded, dirty, tense and, in the past two years, has killed more people than ever before. (P1) Now that Mount Everest has been swept by a fatal avalanche following Nepal’s disastrous earthquake, the arguments of those who wonder how the mountain can handle hundreds of climbs per year are thrown into the spotlight. NEPAL’S EARTHQUAKE AND WHY MOUNT EVEREST SHOULD BE CLOSED – PERMANENTLY ![]()
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