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Record-breaking mountaineer denies climbing over dying porter on K2 (www.theguardian.com)

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Fellow climbers say video footage shows Kristin Harila’s team walking over body of frostbitten man during record ascent

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It is bizarre to me that we are living in a time when there is enough climbers for there to be a queue on that mountain.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tonnes of hikes and Parks around Vancouver now require a pass to enter in order to control the crowds. My partner and I refer to this as "nature's full". It really sucks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Despite how much I love traveling, tourism is a plague. At least when uncontrolled

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There are 8 billions of us and it's a world famous mountain infamous for killing a lot of those who try ascending it.

I would have loved to try climbing it if I had the resources and it weren't for the fact I'd probably die if I tried it.