Disposable Man

The life of a Sherpa is relatively lucrative in Nepal, but no service industry in the world so frequently kills and maims its workers for the benefit of paying clients. As Grayson Schaffer reports, the dead are often forgotten, and their families left with nothing but ghosts.

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[antommylim]

Aren't we all men disposable? Even in the army they say your equipment is more important. When Titanic sank we're to give our place for women and children.

[redram]

I gotta wonder about these “budget mountaineering outfits” when a Nepalese license for ascending Everest is US$11k. That’s not including travel, insurance, equipment, lodging, guide, etc.

No one needs to climb a mountain. It’s a luxury. luxury items and frivolities are expensive for that reason

[scottmclaughlin]

If you think men are considered disposable within mountaineering, wait until you hear the rates surrounding western marriage.