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The Circus on Mount Everest The Traffic Jam on Mount Everest
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To the Editor:To the Editor:
“It’s ‘Like a Zoo’ at Everest’s Tip as Deaths Soar” (front page, May 27), about the overcrowding of mountaineers trying to scale the highest mountain in the world, was dispiriting.“It’s ‘Like a Zoo’ at Everest’s Tip as Deaths Soar” (front page, May 27), about the overcrowding of mountaineers trying to scale the highest mountain in the world, was dispiriting.
Today, everyone wants to be Sir Edmund Hillary, often without the fortitude, training and lone bravery of expert climbers but with the perks of a flashy package deal, shady guides and the ever-present smartphone for edge-of-cliff and summit selfies.Today, everyone wants to be Sir Edmund Hillary, often without the fortitude, training and lone bravery of expert climbers but with the perks of a flashy package deal, shady guides and the ever-present smartphone for edge-of-cliff and summit selfies.
Michael O’FarrellAlbanyMichael O’FarrellAlbany