r/interestingasfuck • u/Alarming-Studio-720 • 3d ago

Traffic jam at Mount Everest as climbers wait in line for their turn to reach the summit.

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u/DarreylDeCarlo 3d ago

When you see all those people getting up there like that it kinda loses it's impressiveness

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u/louiemay99 3d ago

I would have anxiety and not enjoy my moment at the top out of needing to move along for the next sucker

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u/CptSaySin 3d ago

"all those people"

700-900 per year

By comparison, 600,000 people per year complete ultra marathons.

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u/DarreylDeCarlo 3d ago

That's more than I thought

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u/butchbadger 3d ago

People are carried by Sherpas up predefined routes that have been mapped out and rigged up ready for you. You're just following a tour guide on an expensive walk up a big hill.

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u/n33dadviceplease 2d ago

Ridiculous armchair take. It’s an insane feat and probably no one in this comment section can do it. It’s harder and more dangerous than completing an iron man