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by ngokevin 1406 days ago
So the takeaway from Nims' story is lost; the sherpas' names are hidden from view behind the name of a foreign figurehead.
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Kristin is a person too, with her own achievements. This reduction based on identity is really not productive.
Rich Westerners doing rich people stuff. I hope this coming economic crisis will put at least a temporary hold to all this craziness of more and more people trying to ascend those mountains and, in so doing, leaving lots of trash behind them, but I have my doubts.