Investigators say more than 4,700 climbers affected by the scandal between 2022 and 2025
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    272·
    1 month ago

    Yeah, no shit…

    Wealthy people from all over the globe take advantage of those people and their ancestral homeland, trashing it and paying them slave wages.

    Of course some of them are gonna start ripping them off.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 month ago

      Not to mention, most the people up there haven’t a fucking clue what they’re doing . So they’re entirely dependent on the guides for their safety, well being and success; but probably treat them like shit when they say it’s too dangerous to go up.

      Also there’s probably quite a limited amount of law enforcement up there. The base camp itself is remote and dangerous, and with limited medical facilities.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    11·
    1 month ago

    Imagine getting paid the third-world minimum possible amount, work overnight shifts on a mountain (sherpa stuff) for their added luxury, & be forced to work directly (for days at a time) with these rich assholes with pieces of clothing worth more than your family will ever see.

    I wouldn’t think twice if the headline read that it keeps happening that they call rescue helicopters & then just keep lifting their clients into the main rotor dirty-dancing-style.

    (Also damn that casual background view on that preview pic!!)