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May 24, 2019
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Cougar-Duck
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Mt. Everest gets crowded, causing dangerous traffic jam delays.
Cougar-Duck
Extremely Stable Genius
5/24/19 9:25am
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Buffalo
5/24/19 9:26am
Probably
El Careeb
5/24/19 9:30am
That’s crazy. I never would have thought that was a thing.
pink22
5/24/19 9:27am
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Cougar-Duck
5/24/19 9:28am
Like lemmings at Disneyland.
ditch
5/24/19 9:29am
RE: Like lemmings at Disneyland.
crack
5/24/19 10:10am
My first reaction was that this photo can't be real. Yet it is.
Blue Ghost
5/24/19 9:31am
Standing in line for hours where your literally cannot breathe
mudpupper
5/24/19 9:34am
Set up some nets below, along the way and turn it into a RedBull TotW Ascent Event
Q-grr
5/24/19 9:37am
Send the fire marshal up with a "maximum occupancy" sign
Northwest Cougar
5/24/19 9:46am
You know the world is over populated when even Everest has traffic jams
LifelongAP
5/24/19 9:43am
They should make a toll trail that bypasses some of the traffic
Northwest Cougar
5/24/19 9:53am
Speaks more to the overall prosperity of humanity, I think. There are this
SandYFan
5/24/19 9:54am
I'll take the solitude of K2
Dynasty1
5/24/19 9:53am
Just make a tram that goes to the top. 😉
Troy McClure
5/24/19 10:07am
It's like getting a tattoo...
CoachSpeak
5/24/19 10:19am
So why then do people do this? Its not novel any longer.
DazeofBlue
5/24/19 10:26am
just make sure, on the photo you post, that the angle is such that you can't
smokymountainrain
5/24/19 11:41am
Summiting Everest today is an empty accomplishment. Pay a huge sum to climb fixed ropes Sherpa had the skill and courage
raines31
5/24/19 10:28am
That guy from Draper Utah will be entombed up there forever.
Troy McClure
5/24/19 10:30am
This guy says it's not worth climbing anymore because of the queues
donnerstag
5/24/19 10:36am
While it's kind of ridiculous to see it turned into a carnival ride,
Left Shark Coug
5/24/19 10:50am
What he's saying is that it adds another element of danger
donnerstag
5/24/19 10:53am
And surfers say the same about the waves, that they're more enjoyable when
Left Shark Coug
5/24/19 11:03am
He's just saying it's not like it used to be
donnerstag
5/24/19 11:22am
Would need to see the actual numbers on if it's more dangerous now.
Left Shark Coug
5/24/19 11:37am
You are probably right that the overall percentage of deaths is lower
donnerstag
5/24/19 11:56am
It just doesn't seem to be the accomplishment it once was...
CoachSpeak
5/24/19 12:06pm
I am quite certain that 98% of my network wouldn't care
donnerstag
5/24/19 12:12pm
You'd get some CB thumbs up on your post about doing it...
CoachSpeak
5/24/19 12:22pm
True. Lots of CB accolades
donnerstag
5/24/19 12:24pm
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