9 dead, 3 injured by avalanche on Everest

I consider the Sherpas to be an exploited worker class. They are hired to do most of the hard labor and assume most of the risk in a region with little economic oppurtunity.

Except these "exploited worker class" climbers are paid wages far above most other Nepalis and some have leveraged their earnings into vast local wealth in the Lukla/Namche area with business practices that rival in scale, Mafia operations in big US cities...

Except these "exploited worker class" climbers are paid wages far above most other Nepalis and some have leveraged their earnings into vast local wealth in the Lukla/Namche area with business practices that rival in scale, Mafia operations in big US cities...

And, in addition to this great point, the occupation is not forced but in fact voluntary. Not only is it voluntary but practitioners are renown globally. I am a bit confused in what was meant by the
"exploitation" comment. Sounds like a rhetorical or politically charged statement to me. Seems OT here.

put in a tram and sell tickets. That link you provided basically said, at least we didn't lose more, we were lucky. 

I didn't want to say that the whole situation sounds like a gong show. But I thought the same thing; why not just put in a tram??
Sounds like the same thing as fresh snow on a weekend around Bagely Lakes. I enjoy the quiet and solitude of the outdoors so none of the clamour associated with high traffic destinations appeals to me.

The link I provided said more than that.  I get the overall sense that there is a lot of grief and soul searching going on.
Maybe you are fortunate to be able to see things so clearly in black and white.  Most of the time I only see various shades of grey.

Just noticed this in the TV listings for later this evening: 9pm Sunday on Discovery Channel, repeating at 11pm.

press.discovery.com/us/dsc/programs/everest-avalanche-tragedy/

The 90-minute documentary, EVEREST AVALANCHE TRAGEDY, will air around the world in 224 countries on Sunday, May 4, at 9 PM ET/PT. It will include unprecedented access and eyewitness accounts from the rescue and recovery efforts that took place after the avalanche struck the Khumbu Icefall, the area just above Mt. Everest base camp, during the morning of Friday, April 18, killing 13 and leaving three missing.  Members of an NBC News team were at base camp as they prepared to produce Discovery's live special, EVEREST JUMP LIVE scheduled to air Sunday, May 11, when the avalanche hit.  The special would have featured climber Joby Ogwyn's attempt to make the first wing suit flight off the summit of the world's tallest mountain.

"We were at Mt. Everest to make history, but instead we were there as eyewitnesses to history," said Eileen O'Neill, Group President, Discovery, Science and Velocity Networks.  "It is essential to tell this story and honor all the Sherpas who lost their lives."

EVEREST AVALANCHE TRAGEDY, produced by NBC News' Peacock Productions, will document the weeks leading up to the climb through the moment the avalanche struck the Khumba Icefall, one of the most treacherous parts of the mountain, and its aftermath.  Cameras rolled immediately following, as blocks of ice plummeted down the mountain, making it the deadliest single-day avalanche in history on Mt. Everest.

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