Mountaineering is a physical pursuit demanding an affinity for suffering. Where it is cerebral is in its requirement of good judgment, most importantly in extreme situations when the mind is most clouded and consequences of bad decision-making tend to multiply.
Considering risks requires being honest with yourself. At what climbers call the objective level, that involves assessing dangers you may encounter – weather, avalanches, poor rock, even whether there will be overcrowding on your route.
For Nepal the Everest season is a valuable source of foreign currency and there is little interest in limiting numbers
Written by Peter Beaumont
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/26/i-wont-be-joining-queue-everest-overcrowding-summit under the title “Why I won’t be joining the queue at the top of Everest”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
