Finished the series last night of Everest Beyond the Limit. It was filmed in May of 2007 where over 500 climbers made the summit. What helped that statistic was the best weather in 25 years. 7 climbers died that year - this was very perplexing to the team leader.
Reflecting on this series it seems that Everest has become almost too touristy - meaning that everyone thinks they can climb up the mountain. It was interesting to see how un-prepared some teams were for the climb. Very few had team doctors to help with altitude sickness/ pulmonary edema etc. and they used Russel's team doctor frequently.
The companies/Sherpas that take "tourist" up the mountain must get tired of seeing unprepared climbers. There is much arrogance with climbers who think they can do it only to the detriment of the team.
A great series and I would highly recommend it to all.
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