hi, having watched a few of the recent everest vids, i think it's "cheating" having fixed rope all the way to the summit. if people want to climb that's what they should do! at some point the fixed rope should stop, looking at the pics of the summit it's a mess, ropes, flags, photos etc. they are spoiling the top of the world!! it should be left as close to nature as possible. as for lower down it's the worlds highist rubbish dump. why do people think it's OK to dump things, if you took it with you, you should keep it with you! i'm not a "green", but no matter where you go in supposed "wilderness" areas these days you'll find rubbish of some kind, from "explorers", "tourists" etc. i just think people to realise that they "should leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but photos". otherwise we are spoiling it for the ones who come after us.
Posted: 30/06/2008 at 00:14
