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re: Video released showing Mt. Everest base camp getting hit by avalanch
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:24 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:24 pm to Jim Rockford
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IIRC, it's very early in the season and they're still acclimating. Few if any should have been higher than Camp 2.
I know this is going to be unpopular, but I would cancel the season and bring everyone down.
But I would be erring on the side of caution. Not that they haven't had EQs before, but such a large one, with aftershocks surely coming in the upcoming days and weeks, the risk seems a little high. Heck, you know how many packs are going to be loose now, just waiting for a climbing crew to slide down. They didn't even need an earthquake last year or in 1996.
This post was edited on 4/27/15 at 2:25 pm
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Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:26 pm to Ace Midnight
I agree with you. They canceled the climbing season last year after the avalanche in the icefall that killed 17 sherpas.
Posted on 4/27/15 at 2:29 pm to Ace Midnight
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I know this is going to be unpopular, but I would cancel the season and bring everyone down.
I don't think anyone's going to be climbing this season. Base camp is a mess, the Sherpas have gone home, and travel to and from Nepal and within the country is problematic. By the time the get everything sorted out, the Monsoon will have started.
ETA: But it's important to point out that tourism is Nepal's only significant industry. Once things get somewhat back to normal, they will need people to come back and climb the mountains, visit the temples, etc. Staying away "out of respect" or whatever, would be the wrong thing to do.
This post was edited on 4/27/15 at 2:32 pm
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