Trouble at the Top
Commercial climbing on Everest is in trouble as the mountain’s two biggest problems—the number of climbers and the deteriorating conditions—have expanded beyond anyone’s control.
Nick Heil is a contributing editor at Outside magazine and author of Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season. He lives in Santa Fe, N.M.
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