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Traffic jam on Mt. Everest taken 22 May. 

Climber Nirmal Purja posted a picture on Instagram of the heavy human traffic on the mountain Wednesday, showing a dense trail of climbers huddling on an exposed ridge to the summit. He added that there were roughly 320 people in the queue to the top of the mountain in an area known as the "death zone."

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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/24/asia/everest-climbers-intl/index.html

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2 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

Traffic jam on Mt. Everest taken 22 May. 

Climber Nirmal Purja posted a picture on Instagram of the heavy human traffic on the mountain Wednesday, showing a dense trail of climbers huddling on an exposed ridge to the summit. He added that there were roughly 320 people in the queue to the top of the mountain in an area known as the "death zone."

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https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/24/asia/everest-climbers-intl/index.html

That's not a new thing , article here from 2015

https://www.markhorrell.com/blog/2015/as-climbers-wring-their-hands-about-everest-nepal-quietly-rebuilds/

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I think I read a few days ago, that one has already died trying to summit this year so far. He was a Dr here in America with a wife and 4 kids I believe. 

Takes some real balls to want to do this.....would not be for me. 

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3 hours ago, Yessongs said:

I think I read a few days ago, that one has already died trying to summit this year so far. He was a Dr here in America with a wife and 4 kids I believe. 

Takes some real balls to want to do this.....would not be for me. 

7 in one week ....

Considering the BIG money people pay for this climb, seems the world is.doing well. ......

 

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8 minutes ago, Horizondave said:

Think your mountain blew it's top again, stay safe.

Yep, last night.

Wasn't even aware of it before your post ! 😱😱😱

https://coconuts.co/bali/news/flights-canceled-as-agung-erupts-sending-ash-hurtling-thousands-of-meters-into-the-air/

 

3 volcanos going at the moment in Indonesia.

http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml

 

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13 hours ago, Thai Spice said:

7 in one week ....

Considering the BIG money people pay for this climb, seems the world is.doing well. ......

 

Read earlier they had issued 381 climbing permits for this spring at £8600 each,so a nice earner,plus the money the sherpa's earn,other expenses etc.

One of the comments was 'It used to be for experienced climbers only,now its just another holiday experience'.

Plus the amount of rubbish left behind is turning it in to a shithole.

 

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On 5/25/2019 at 4:01 PM, Thai Spice said:

Yep, last night.

Wasn't even aware of it before your post ! 😱😱😱

https://coconuts.co/bali/news/flights-canceled-as-agung-erupts-sending-ash-hurtling-thousands-of-meters-into-the-air/

3 volcanos going at the moment in Indonesia.

http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml

Never seen IRL a mtn on fire. Must be an impressive sight, from a safe distance.

Image result for Mount Agung

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15 minutes ago, forcebwithu said:

Never seen IRL a mtn on fire. Must be an impressive sight, from a safe distance.

Image result for Mount Agung

Went (walked) on the slopes on an slowly erupting one in La Réunion island (Indian Ocean) with lava slowly moving around 100 m away....  But I was a bit younger than now .

Just to take some pictures (slides) . FFS, and nowadays I criticize the selfie maniacs....  hahahaha

 

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On 5/25/2019 at 6:43 PM, galenkia said:

Number 10 this climbing season,a British man,died today on descent.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48407433

 

Eleven now.

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https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/mount-everest-tragedy-disturbing-story-behind-this-photo/news-story/77b580504abe2bfea1c1dd8f6ddd30f6

 

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, Lantern said:

That last pic looks like an excuse to take as much $$ of the climbers as is possible. 

Too many 'extreme holidayer's' being given permits to climb rather than being limited to experienced climbers.

All about the $$$$.

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On 5/24/2019 at 7:00 AM, forcebwithu said:

Traffic jam on Mt. Everest taken 22 May. 

Climber Nirmal Purja posted a picture on Instagram of the heavy human traffic on the mountain Wednesday, showing a dense trail of climbers huddling on an exposed ridge to the summit. He added that there were roughly 320 people in the queue to the top of the mountain in an area known as the "death zone."

methode_times_prod_web_bin_c548a77e-7d81-11e9-bed7-b51375720f1f.jpg

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/24/asia/everest-climbers-intl/index.html

Retox Everest 89b brexit buster special. Comes with mushrooms.

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