Three climbers died May 24 2019 due to the conditions of being forced to wait for their turn at the summit of Everest, in Nepal. The above photo depicts the “traffic jam”
for more info, go to the story in Kathmandu Post. I highly recommend it.
When people here that I live here part of the year, the often ask me if I have climbed Everest. Go below to fold to hear what I tell them.
No I have not. I am too old and too out of shape. I would die long before I reached Base Camp.
If given the chance, I might try one of the other mountains, such as Rum Doodle.
I have two relevant blog entries on this subject. One I wrote in 2014 when the mountain was closed after a deadly avalanche.
And another that describes the allure of the rest of Nepal — the part the USA media never portrays.