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Risky retrieval of Everest bodies raises climbers’ concern
There is a heated debate in the mountaineering community about the morality of risking more lives to retrieve bodies from one of the most unforgiving places on Earth.
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So, a team of people had to risk their lives to retrieve a body so it could be cremated. How does this make any sense?
"had to", nope.
Paid for, yep.
Their, (the sherpa's), decision to make.
Sure, if they pay is good, they'll do it. But they're spending $90k of taxpayers money so they can take something from the top of Mt. Everest, and then burn it. That's insane.