What’s the biggest story today? It is the US president, Trump, threatens new tariffs on Mexico. However, I want to talk about something else and come back to this topic tomorrow. Today, I want to discuss about climbing Mt Everest, which is the world highest peak.
The world highest peak is a definitely a challenge for anyone to climb. Since it is so high, climbing is very dangerous and many people have died on their way to the peak. Under such circumstance, we should not see many people climbing the mountain. Right? No, we can see photo shot on the 22nd May showing a long queen of climbing waiting to climb up to the peak and 11 deaths have been reported. Why are there so many people putting themselves into such dangerous sport, if we can call it a sport.
The cost of climbing Mt Everest is not cheap. A climber can be charged $25,000, some companies may charge a bit cheaper and some may charge more expensive, and recent years, Nepalese companies undercut the market and make the trip cheaper than previously; however, this is never a cheap trip. Moreover, the gears these climbers have to carry are not cheap as well. Overall, this is something mainly for the wealthy people.
Among the wealthy people, there are still some people who are richer than the others. Lowering the cost of climbing increases the number of climbers significantly. The Nepalese companies lower the price by approximately a half, but the number of climbers more than doubles. This shows that the wealth distribution among the wealth class is not distrusted fairly either.
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