Should We Rescue The Everest Climbers?

Disaster Dilemmas

Should Nepal’s few rescue helicopters be used to help its poor citizens—or wealthy adventurers who knowingly sought out a deadly mountain?

Published May 1 2015 4:35PM EDT

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One week on from Nepal’s massive earthquake, the situation remains grim: the thousands dead or injured; the homeless children, numbering in the millions, all in need.

Andrew Spevack

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Should We Rescue The Everest Climbers?

Should Nepal’s few rescue helicopters be used to help its poor citizens—or wealthy adventurers who knowingly sought out a deadly mountain?

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Andrew Spevack