Mt Everest avalanche news coverage

[Zundfolge]

Life is precious.
I have little sympathy for those who choose to unnecessarily risk it or waste it.
I have contempt for those who unnecessarily cause others to risk their lives to save them.

Except that much of the Nepalese economy lives off tourism ... so those silly white first worlders that risk their lives climbing those rocks go a long way toward funding the very S&R agencies that exist there (along with helping pay for infrastructure, social services, military, police, etc) so just saying to them "you took the risk, screw you" is a good way to keep other white first worlders from coming there after the mess is cleaned up and thus reducing the quality of life for all Nepalese people.

In the long term, saving climbers on Everest insures more climbers come in the future and leave behind lots of money in a poor poor nation.

[Ridge]

Video from Everest:

[Justin]

The news outlets are focusing primarily on Americans because their primary audience is other Americans.

[Gman]

Saw an interview with some folks stuck on Everest this morning. At least the guy on the sat-phone said that there are folks that have it worse than they do. He said that they at least had drinking water and sanitation at the base camp.

[kidicarus13]

With great risk comes great reward

and with great reward comes great risk, with neither being guarenteed. I do not like to see people die before their time but I will also not feign surprise when people put themselves in situations where death is not an infrequent occurance.

[Irving]

I have a question, I apologize in advance if it seems insensitive.

Do you think this will help with the terrible trash situation that Everest has?

Also, from that video, I don't think I'd want to go back into my tent if I were worried about another avalanche. I'd think I wouldn't want to be trapped by the material.