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Originally Posted by fotze
I will be the first person to walk across the North Korean border fully engulfed in a flame ball constructed out of bat dung and filled with rattlesnakes. I will be so proud of this I will go on a tour to explain my struggle and inspire others with it.....for a fee.
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I would buy a ticket to watch you do that.
I wouldn't be interested in buying a ticket to hear you talk about it.
The George Mallory attributed quote of " . . . . . because its there" as a reason to go up the mountain can apply to a lot of daunting physical challenges. You just want to test yourself . . . at your own risk. I don't have a problem with that.
However, here was Edmund Hillary's take on the uptick in summit attempts on Everest:
"I personally, if I were a younger man, would not wish to be on an expedition with so many people around. Climbing Everest now is no longer the big challenge it was, but just a walkway with ladders and fixed ropes all along the route ..."
Cowperson