The Business of Everest: What It Pays to Risk It All
In the wake of Friday’s devastating accident, in which an avalanche killed 16 Nepali guides 19,000 feet up the southern face of Mount Everest, dozens of Sherpas and sherpas are packing their tents and leaving Everest Base Camp. Government officials are trying to persuade some of the guides to stay on, but most have called off the season to mourn their brethren and figure out how to restructure their profitable but deadly industry.
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