'There's a phenomenon called 'summit fever', where you get so obsessed with getting to the top that you suspend reality, you suspend good judgement, and you make bad decisions.'
For Melbourne woman Jen Willis, climbing Mount Everest was a dream imagined at a young age.
Jen Willis was determined to summit Mount Everest after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018.In April, the 51-year-old mother-of-three set off to Nepal with the intention of becoming the first Australian with MS to summit the world's highest mountain. “To continue climbing was a matter of having to move around where he was deceased on the rope,” she said.
“Due to the worse weather, we lost more members this season [and] hundreds of members faced frostbite due to bad weather,” he said in a statement. In 2019, there were reports of fatalities in a stand-still queue in the death zone and climbers stepping over others who were dead or unresponsive.Alan Arnette, an American mountaineer who summited Mount Everest in 2011 and writes a blog about the climbing season, said overcrowding is an increasingly frequent and dangerous occurrence.
“It was incredible being able to go to the world’s best-known mountain ... and have it all to ourselves,” Macartney-Snape said. “One of the things that allows you to combat cold is that you’re moving … there’s no win at staying put above 8,000 metres,” he said. On safety, he said: “It’s a question sometimes if the inclement weather happens, and if the preparation is not well, in particular, the oxygen cylinders required should be adequate.Many of those who have died are locally employed guides.There are calls for the government checks needed to issue a summit permit to be more rigorous to ensure inexperienced climbers are not left vulnerable.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The best games of 2023 so farZelda opens up an endless world of possibility, Street Fighter delivers another KO and Star Wars finally gets the game it deserves. We round up the top releases of the past six months
Read more »
French Open 2023 semi-final: Karolina Muchova v Aryna Sabalenka – liveGame-by-game report: The world No 2 is looking to continue her unbeaten grand slam run this season and book a place in the final. Join Daniel Harris
Read more »
Stockbroking in ‘crisis’ as costs mount and markets waneTrading volumes have shrunk, companies are staying private for longer and stockbrokers are turned off by onerous qualifications.
Read more »
Players at 2023 Women’s World Cup to be paid fees directly by Fifa for first timeFifa has revealed that players at the Women’s World Cup next month will earn fees directly from the global governing body for the first time
Read more »