Selfies

[carpepecheur]

You know how everyone goes to great lengths to post a cheesy selfie holding their latest big catch, (I also plead guilty to that!), well the following photo of Mount Everest in today’s Guardian puts that into perspective.

 

 

 

[dayvid]

Is that for real 

[carpepecheur]

Yes Davyd, I'm afraid it is. Sorry ,I should have posted a link to the story. Here is one example Deaths on Everest by BBC

 

I title the photo "The end of the world is nigh" on other sites because I think it is a great metaphor for the state of the world today. I think it was Isaak Newton who said he made progress "by standing on the shoulders of giants". Well if there are too many people doing it, the photo is a good warning of what might happen. 

Edited May 27, 2019 by carpepecheur

[Tree123]

41 minutes ago, dayvid said:

Is that for real 

Yes Everest  is just a money making scyheme now  imo if you go with the right company they make  it very easy to  climb in relation to other large peaks 

[carpepecheur]

Isn't that idea a bit like going to a carp fishery?

[Armaged]

nope, unless you pay bigly and hire 4~6 coolies to carry all the oxy tanks you need and do all the other stuff. You just climb..or they carry you..

oh wait..what?

such a farce nowadays.