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Old 05-24-2012, 11:03 AM   #41
Kavvy
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Originally Posted by Superfraggle View Post
The thing is that the vast majority of people who do Everest do so once. People who use vehicles do so over and over. So your odds for each in the end are about the same. You are absolutely right that people who drive once are at less risk than people who climb Everest once. But that's not how it works. Nobody drives once in their lifetime and never again.
Again, no comment on if the people are being selfish or not, but no, the odds are not about the same. It is apples and oranges.
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