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Superfraggle · 05-23-2012, 10:43 PM

http://www.adventurestats.com/tables...stAgeFat.shtml

According to this link, out of 10094 attempts, there have been 207 fatalities. 2.05%. For comparison, 2.09% of people worldwide die from road traffic accidents. Yet somehow you don't hear people talking about the selfishness of the passengers every time someone dies in a car accident.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._death_by_rate

Summitting Everest is a major personal accomplishment, no matter how many people have done it before you. Is it really so hard to accept that people are willing to take on that small amount of risk to accomplish something they can be truly proud of for the rest of their lives?

05-23-2012, 10:43 PM	#8
Superfraggle First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Calgary Exp:	http://www.adventurestats.com/tables...stAgeFat.shtml According to this link, out of 10094 attempts, there have been 207 fatalities. 2.05%. For comparison, 2.09% of people worldwide die from road traffic accidents. Yet somehow you don't hear people talking about the selfishness of the passengers every time someone dies in a car accident. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._death_by_rate Summitting Everest is a major personal accomplishment, no matter how many people have done it before you. Is it really so hard to accept that people are willing to take on that small amount of risk to accomplish something they can be truly proud of for the rest of their lives?