Why Some Sherpas Say There Won’t Be Any Guides On Everest In 10 Years | Inside Everest

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  @BusinessInsider · 2 years ago · pinned

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• LA

  @lalakuma9 · 9 months ago

  The Sherpas are the ones who should be getting sponsorships and brand deals, because they're they ones doing the actual work.

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  @liannadunten7326 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I saw a documentary years ago that followed an Everest climbing season, and the very experienced owner of one of expedition companies made a speech to his clients in which he basically said, &quot;You need to understand that for all the money you paid to be here, you have not purchased the Sherpas&apos; lives. If I guve an order from base camp to abandon the summit bid and you refuse to listen, I will order them to save themselves and leave you to die. Some of these men I&apos;ve worked with for a decade. I know their kids. I care about them more than I care about you.&quot;<br>From the looks on the clients&apos; faces, it was VERY sobering and shocking to be told that.

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  @TAZAR_II · 2 years ago

  I went to a corporate event a while back and there was a motivational speaker who had &apos;climbed Everest&apos;. &nbsp;While he spoke I realized that this was by far his only &apos;accomplishment&apos;, and in reality he had invested $60,000 into an Everest climbing expedition to parley into a motivational speaking gig. &nbsp;<br><br>He wasn&apos;t a climber with a story to tell, he just paid to go. &nbsp;We don&apos;t need more people climbing Everest for that.

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• TG

  @tguf456 · 2 years ago

  I appreciate this video. Sherpas are often dehumanized in the world of mountaineering. This video really brought them to life. They deserve better.

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  @chek6303 · 2 years ago

  &quot;I&apos;ve got a very good sherpa and he carries a lot&quot; says everything I need to know about every single person on that mountain. LOL

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  @99brooklynnn · 2 years ago

  I keep getting recommended videos of rich people talking about Everest. This is the only Everest video I care to watch. RIP to every Sherpa who gave their life so wealthy tourists could get their fix, post on the internet, become motivational speakers, etc. Summiting Everest has become such a soulless endeavor.

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  @Vexa7ion · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfXIDMDmyL8&amp;t=378">6:18</a> the rescued hiker is from Malaysia and one of the most ungrateful person. He returned to his country and thanked his sponsor instead of the Sherpa(who had to convince his client to cancel their hike to save this hiker), He even went so far to block this Sherpa from his Instagram. Once news of this came to light, he turned from a national hero to an embarrassment for the nation.

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• NG

  @ngsm10 · 1 year ago

  I find disgusting how these people say with a smile they carry 10kg but they make the Sherpa carry 30kg.

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  @siddharth8044 · 2 years ago

  So let me make this clear; the whole expedition costs over a 100k and the Sherpas are only getting paid 4.5k - 10k?! That means you are only paying 5-10% of your cost to the Sherpas who are the single most important factor that will help you survive over there. These guys are horribly underpaid and exploited. I truly hope the Sherpa people get opportunities to live a dignified life other that to serve as baby sitters for these grown ass rich assholes.

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• ZE

  @Zethuzzz · 2 years ago

  In my opinion Sherpas are the real unsung heroes and the only ones I really respect.

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• RD

  @rd2783 · 2 years ago

  Is it me or does an increase of the climb fee to $15k doesn&apos;t sound like it is going to make a dent to solve the problems of overcrowding and paying the sherpas?

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