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time, money and privilege

“Hey, here’s an idea, people: What if you, like, just didn’t climb Everest?”
—Emily Duchaine

“If the reason for climbing Mt. Everest is that it’s hard to do, why does everyone go up the easy side?”
—George Carlin

I was like, why are we talking about this?

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OH.

What. The. Shit.

People are exhausting.

320 people in line to climb Mt. Everest?! Why. Seriously. Why. Why do you want to do that much exercise in that much cold with that many rich douchebags?

Every single part of this is a hard no for me and if people would rub two brain cells together, it would be a hard no for them as well.

So what do we think the demographic makeup of climbers is here? 70% tech millionaires who swear by microdosing?

Actually, let’s be safe and say probably 80%. Then that leaves like 19% executives who live off pre-workout shakes and alkaline water that will leverage their climb into a book deal about overcoming failure? Then, of course, the 1% of local sherpas shaking their damn heads the whole time.

‘From the New York Times Best Sellers List comes the harrowing story of two tech millionaires who learned to surmount failure while climbing Mt. Everest. Guided only by sheer male will and a sherpa they will treat as an Instagram prop, the two men overcame immense self-caused physical challenges and came out with a renewed sense of business acumen. ‘The Best View Comes From The Hardest Climb’ by Chad Chadington and Brad Bradfordson. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ’

‘Kensington is the New York Times best-selling author of ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ a harrowing story of a man completing his father’s bucket list dream to climb Mt. Everest with just his newly-gained inheritance millions and a flight half-way up the mountain.’

The flight alone to Everest would be enough for me.

—natalie michelle