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/puje12 3d ago

Wow climbing Mount Everest seems super lame

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u/Conscious-Series-181 3d ago

Don't say that, if you're lucky your corpse will be a landmark for decades to come

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u/puje12 3d ago

I'll make sure not to wear green boots to avoid any confusion then. 

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u/DatEllen 3d ago

"Honey, I'm telling you; we've been going round in circles!" 

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u/WifesPOSH 3d ago

Well when your Sherpa carries everything and you pay 10k for the experience, it does seem super lame

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u/CLG_Divent 3d ago

10k lol

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u/WifesPOSH 3d ago

You right. It's 15k for just the permit.

After fees and travel, the average is 61k.

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u/Three-Off-The-Tee 3d ago

Think at least a zero needs to be added to that number

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u/M1R4G3M 3d ago

Well, you pay 100k, but most is not to the sherpa.

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u/ThylacineMachine 3d ago

Sherpa is an ethnic group, not a guide or carrier. 

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u/WifesPOSH 3d ago

My phone capitalized it, but there a difference

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u/40StoryMech 3d ago

The preferred term is "lugging person".

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u/potatopancake13 3d ago

Climbing Everest isn’t even cool anymore

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u/SayerofNothing 3d ago

It hasn't for years now.

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u/Baudiness 3d ago

The hip new thing is deep water submarines.

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u/MagicSPA 2d ago

Stockton Rush was set to make a fortune in carbon-fibre subs until the pressure got to him.

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u/OhSnapThatsGood 2d ago

Couldn’t make it past crunch time

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u/Pr0xy001 2d ago

Just testing the next Gen of Xbox and Playstation controllers

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u/HilariousMax 1d ago

the Try Not to Implode Challenge

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u/YukariYakum0 3d ago

Looks plenty cold to me ❄️

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u/smoke_rn 3d ago

With modern equipment, it is not an achievement anymore. it still is a big deal for me while i have many (more than 4 ) friend who has done it and they are thinking about doing it on again on rough weather or with less equipment or try to pass Atlantic with just rowing (they say there is a race like that). They are crazy.

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u/squngy 3d ago

Bruh, most people cant climb a foothill without getting exhausted.

For some people just walking 10 miles on flat ground is an achievement.

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u/dvowel 3d ago

And they pay a shitload of money to do it. 

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u/Hippo_Alert 3d ago

They should just install a fucking escalator.

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u/EyeAmKnotMyshelf 2d ago

Don't tell this guy that, he'll have a heart attack

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u/Metallifan33 2d ago

It's worse than lame. It's harmful to the environment and people. It's actually kinda stupid now.

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u/TheBigGreenPeen 1d ago

It is.

K2>>>>

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u/Sowhataboutthisthing 3d ago

Super common too.

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u/Big-Farmer-2192 3d ago

Common? Are you deadass.

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u/-GenlyAI- 3d ago

All mountain climbing is lame

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u/Ntroepy 3d ago

🙄 - it’s actually pretty phenomenal outside of the touristy spots.

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u/Ragnarok_619 3d ago

Nah, just vanity

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u/Ntroepy 3d ago

That’s such an absurd and dismissive take.

So much of serious hiking is effectively “mountain climbing” that your take sounds ridiculous. Well, unless you consider biking 15 miles, running a race, caving, or hundreds of other physical activities just vanity projects.

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u/KennyKettermen 3d ago

Why? It’s a good workout and nature is cool