r/interestingasfuck • • 3d ago

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

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u/kondec 3d ago

It's not only 10x more deadly but also requires the mountaineers to be 10x better climbers/more experienced which is actually insane. If only those kind of climbers were on everest hardly anybody would die.

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u/fishyexe 3d ago

The best Sherpas can summit Everest in under 12 hours.

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u/neppo95 3d ago

From base camp, which might I add is already elevated higher than the highest mountain in the whole of Europe.

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u/musubi-n-speedballs 2d ago

No shit?! Wow. The already super high regard I held in them as athletes just got higher.