This is meant to be thought-provoking, not offensive. I am terribly, terribly sorry for the survivors who had to lose loved ones. Loss to death is a soul-agonizing loss for those left behind. But having read nearly every book and watched every movie about Everest it is as if ‘the gods’ have said ‘enough’. The Sherpa lives risked and lost over decades to drag non-climbers up to the top/summit so that they – the non-mountaineers – can add a notch to their belts, because money can buy it. Shame on us all for our clamoring after excess. We will all get our day if we don’t adjust our attitudes.