Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japanâs southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday morning, local time, sending a plethora of smoke and ash 2,000 meters into the sky. Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japanâs southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday morning, local time, sending a plethora of smoke and ash 2,000 meters into the sky. my recent locations Â°f
Their goal was to reach the summit of Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen canisters, a feat that remains rare today but was, in 1978, actually considered scientifically impossible. More than 4,000 people have climbed Mount Everest, but fewer than 200 have done so without oxygen.
Pemba Dorje Sherpa, who holds the record for the fastest Everest ascent, said: âTwo hundred people is too many for one weekend. Twenty-five to 30 a day is OK. âYou have many people waiting and waiting. They spend too long waiting at the top and they get frostbite. âWaiting around on Everest is dangerous. Running out of oxygen can be a big problem.â. Critics also point the finger at the increasing number of commercial expeditions. Clients pay about Â£17,000 to organisers, plus between Â£6,500 and Â£17,000 for an Everest permit.