Posted on 04/28/2013 5:38:53 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
It was a crime scene that police admitted they were not even going to attempt to reach - because it was near the peak of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain.
Two European climbers were reported today to have been involved in a fierce fight with their Sherpas at 7,000m, close to Camp 3 and not far from the 8,848m summit.
According to unconfirmed reports, fists flew in the snow as Simboli Moro, an Italian climber, and Wool Stick, from Switzerland got into a punch-up with the guides.
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And your point is.....what?
That the Sherpa guides started the fight, not the other guys.
Are the Sherpa guides just naturally there, or do people actually hire them to help everybody along on the trip willingly commit suicide?
Both, from what I’ve heard. There are Sherpas who climb for the fun of it and to set records.
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