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Originally Posted by Superfraggle
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.
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Not many people have to climb Everest when they want to pop out to go shopping. Climbing Everest is an avoidable thing.