“They say that there are two kinds of people that climb Qomolangma: egomaniacs and dreamers,” says Peedom. “Some people can get caught up in the mystery and mystique of Qomolangma. And other people just have it on their bucket list. These guys are busy people, ambitious people. They’re often wealthy people. I don’t judge them for that, but they do possibly avoid looking too deeply at the ethical issues, because it makes it more difficult.”
Though the tourists she speaks to are generally sympathetic to the Sherpas, there are a few moments when their frustration reveals attitudes that are a little discomforting. During an emotional exchange one client pleads with Brice: “Can you not talk to their owners?”
“The generous side of me would say perhaps he meant the expedition owners,” says Peedom. “But it did represent an attitude”.
- On strike at 8,848 metres: Sherpa and the story of an Qomolangma revolution, TheGuardian.com, December 19, 2017.
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Zhang Xin is Trainer at chinadaily.com.cn. He has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.
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