re: Are people who climb Mt. Everest egomaniacs?

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That looks miserable. At what point do you see that line and say to yourself that this is ridiculous?

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By the time you see that, you're already in the process of dying. You can't go up. You can't go down. You just have to hope things move fast enough for you to get out of the Death Zone before it gets you.