Likewise. I'm tired of listening to all the amoral 'pros' talk about how walking by this guy was the best for all involved.
Sir Edmund clearly is made of far better stuff.
Ditto!
Back in Hillary's day, people making these attempts were not considered "tourists" that were part of an anonymous group. Back then, expeditions consisted of GROUPS of people who trained and worked alongside eachother.
Nowadays, people fork over cash and apply. Many of them have no business being there. The goal is to climb the mountain. Any other goal means that they'd never even approach the summit, given the capabilities of many climbers in these "teams".