In reply to Tricadam:
> Come on, guys, why all the dislikes? #sourgrapes
Because it's quicker than re-hashing for the hundredth time on here all the reasons why it's not something climbers should be expected to get excited about.
This person is putting themselves forward as some kind of exemplar of climbing achievement. Does the following extract from her Everest summit blog sound like an admirable or worthy mountaineering achievement to you?
"I emerge from my tent and my Sherpa Lhakpa is there waiting for me, in a lovely yellow suit, I like the fact that we are matching. He fits my oxygen while I get my crampons on....
Then I start to feel really ill, ... ‘Lhakpa, you need to help me’ I whisper, he looks at me but it doesn’t register. ‘Lhakpa, I think my oxygen has run out, you need to help me’ He checks the gauge on my regulator, I see panic flick across his face, shit it really has run out. Then we are off, he doesn’t think twice but leads me down the step stopping other climbers from coming up. I don’t really remember getting down this section but I think I slid on my bum. ..., I feel completely helpless but I have faith in Lhakpa, he is strong. We get off the step and he sits me in a tight corner, I’m not really aware of what’s going on around me, just focused on Lhakpa, he will help me. He quickly pulls another oxygen canister out of his bag and changes mine, turning the flow rate up high. I suck on my oxygen mask and within a matter of seconds I feel okay again. That was close. But I guess we got off the Hilary step. We carry on for a few minutes until we get to a safe area where people are resting. We stop and drink, I am so thirsty, I thank Lhakpa, what would I have done without him."
By all means climb Everest for your own reasons, regardless of what anyone else thinks, and try to harm no one else in the process.
But don't expect anyone outside the ignorant mainstream to be impressed, and certainly don't ask someone else to pay for your guided mountain holiday.
You may be called on to account for the true nature of this undertaking, and in 2017 that is an increasingly hard thing to justify.