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Originally Posted by Rathji

I don't feel sorry for the Sherpas, they make a ton of money during their short careers given the amount they need to work.

We had a lady, can't remember her name right now, who talked to us at a company motivational type day thing this past year. She mentioned that part of the cost of buying the oxygen bottles was paying for them to be hauled up (and back down again).

I assume when you are saying there is stuff left up there that it is older? or do you know if there are people who just toss them anyway?

The one thing that amazes me about the Everest climb is that you go up and down many times between different camps for the trip to acclimatize yourself. Then you go to one camp (maybe 2nd or 3rd?) and do the whole thing all at once, once an acceptable weather window opens.

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/...mount-everest/