Tension at Everest base camp over sherpa strike threat

Shame. poor rich climbers not getting their climbs versus poor locals being killed.......

Sherpas make $100 a climb.. that is abuse... now is time for strike and for them to get $1,000 per client per climb..

Yup, agreed with the above posters and the demands of the Sherpas for hospital bills for the wounded and family compensation for the dead. Both seem very reasonable. Go Sherpas!

I can guess more and more people want to climb these days. Amongst them will be the inexperienced and the pushy. The Sherpas might be there to make money but constantly being put in danger for a living is a lot different to just climbing for kicks. They and their families deserve decent wages and insurance.

I can imagine those wealthy climbers complaining about this. I suspect that they have enough cash to eat this one and comeback next year.

I don't like standing in lines anywhere, I can't imagine paying tens of thousands of dollars to stand in a line to get to the top of Everest.

Still, if people want to do it they should expect to pay for the trip and that includes decent pay and insurance coverage for the sherpas. I guess that will raise prices but it should reduce the crowds too....

First of all not all climbers are rich. It may be a dream trip for come true for many.

THe Sherpa are used by the non-Nepalese guides. They make nice profits from these. Nepal govt. big bucks for permits to climb. No doubt they, the Sherpa, receive tips and leftover gear as thanks from some climbers.

16 dead in one accident is terrible. The Sherpa do deserve some respect though they also need to understand climbs are sometimes years in the making. The window may open only once for some.