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Wednesday, February 26. 2014

The physiology of climbing Everest

It's fascinating how crowded Everest is becoming these days, with queues of mountain tourists for the rope lines. The highways are all mapped out, ladders installed, ropes installed, sherpas hired, etc., so it's almost like a rich man's chilly Disney World.


The medical part - and the risk of bad weather - seem to be the greatest challenges. First World Problems, if you will, because nobody needs to do this. However, if it is made too safe, where's the credit?


As with the Olympics, I think it's wonderful that some people want to try these sorts of adventures in life, but I do not admire the amateur tourists. Good film:





Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Medical, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 17:47 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Part of the crowding is the 250 or so corpses that litter the trail. About 15 to 20 people die each year on Everest, and are left behind.

Everest needs some high altitude scavengers.
#1 bob sykes on 2014-02-27 07:10 (Reply)
Climbing Everest seems like an exceedingly unpleasant thing to do. I understand some dangerous outdoor activities like kayaking and hang gliding because they are fun. But I have no interest in subjecting myself to painful drudgery that is also extremely dangerous. Maybe it's an ego thing, but I just don't get it.
#2 forest on 2014-02-27 09:54 (Reply)
Me either. The view of top from the bottom looks just fine to me.
#2.1 phil g on 2014-02-27 11:02 (Reply)

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