Comments on: Everest 2008: Huge Summit Day Plagued by Death, Rescues, and Crowds http://skinnymoose.com/adventurist/2008/05/23/everest-2008-huge-summit-day-plagued-by-death-rescues-and-crowds/ Mt. Everest to The Poles: Exploring Adventure One Trip At a Time Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:30:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jason A. Hendricks http://skinnymoose.com/adventurist/2008/05/23/everest-2008-huge-summit-day-plagued-by-death-rescues-and-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 Jason A. Hendricks Sat, 24 May 2008 04:28:53 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/adventurist/?p=895#comment-1029 Actually, Jo, many of us have been discussing this situation recently. I am not sure if you remember my post about the recent death and rescues on Everest. Much of this was attributed to these crowds. 77 is a big number, but when you think that there are over 400 climbers on the south side, it puts this in a bigger perspective. Everest is definitely crowded this year--and yes, people are worried about the trouble. Hopefully everyone has the same fears and look at what they are doing to help prevent any further issues. Mark- Thanks for the kind words. Nice to know you enjoy the posts. I am actually not in the business of trying to take away readers from ExWeb. I highly respect what they do, and EverestNews, as well. I try to offer up a nice medium ground and fill in some of the blanks that others may have missed. I appreciate the comment though, without you, the reader, though, this job just wouldn't be the same. Thanks for the support! Actually, Jo, many of us have been discussing this situation recently. I am not sure if you remember my post about the recent death and rescues on Everest. Much of this was attributed to these crowds. 77 is a big number, but when you think that there are over 400 climbers on the south side, it puts this in a bigger perspective. Everest is definitely crowded this year–and yes, people are worried about the trouble. Hopefully everyone has the same fears and look at what they are doing to help prevent any further issues.

Mark-
Thanks for the kind words. Nice to know you enjoy the posts. I am actually not in the business of trying to take away readers from ExWeb. I highly respect what they do, and EverestNews, as well. I try to offer up a nice medium ground and fill in some of the blanks that others may have missed. I appreciate the comment though, without you, the reader, though, this job just wouldn’t be the same. Thanks for the support!

]]> By: Jo http://skinnymoose.com/adventurist/2008/05/23/everest-2008-huge-summit-day-plagued-by-death-rescues-and-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Jo Fri, 23 May 2008 14:49:54 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/adventurist/?p=895#comment-1025 77 on the summit in one day. Is this just becoming unbelievable? I am sure the guides and sherpas are doing their level best up there, but surely... 77 ????? Perhaps today (after the loss of Inaki Ochoa) is not the day for me to be getting carried away about anything, but this number of people on Everest in one day is surely just asking for trouble? 77 on the summit in one day. Is this just becoming unbelievable? I am sure the guides and sherpas are doing their level best up there, but surely… 77 ?????

Perhaps today (after the loss of Inaki Ochoa) is not the day for me to be getting carried away about anything, but this number of people on Everest in one day is surely just asking for trouble?

]]> By: Mark Kalch http://skinnymoose.com/adventurist/2008/05/23/everest-2008-huge-summit-day-plagued-by-death-rescues-and-crowds/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Mark Kalch Fri, 23 May 2008 12:40:06 +0000 http://skinnymoose.com/adventurist/?p=895#comment-1023 Jason, your Everest posts are truly amazing. I used to be an ExplorersWeb junkie (and still am) but I am swinging past The Adventurist more and more. I cannot get enough! Cheers mate. Jason, your Everest posts are truly amazing. I used to be an ExplorersWeb junkie (and still am) but I am swinging past The Adventurist more and more. I cannot get enough! Cheers mate.

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