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Is climbing Mount Everest a common goal for rock climbers?

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Generally speaking rock climbers enjoy climbing rock, not a icy high altitude ropes course. If you were to hand a climber (someone who recreationally climbs rock, ice, in the alpine or boulders) $60,000 - $80,000 to chase any project they wanted, it's unlikely a single one would use it for Everest. read more

No. A normal rock climber will normally set their goals around trad, sport or boulder routes. Very few aspire to climb Mount Everest because it is simply not rock climbing. read more

The following issues play a part in Mount Everest climbing fatalities: Lack of Experience. A sherpa guide escorted an injured woman to retreat from EBC in Nepal. When it comes to the climbing Mt. Everest, one of the biggest dangers facing mountaineers is the lack of experience. read more

Originally answered on August 5th, 2014 This question originally appeared on Quora : The best answer to any question. read more

Not one rock climber aspires to climb Mount Everest. Everest is barel a mountaineering (snow, ice, and altitude) objective. Most rock climbers are more psyched about their current project, a rock route they are slowly discovering the moves too, or the next futuristic style rock route. read more

MOUNT Everest is the highest peak on Earth, and climbing it is the ultimate achievement for any mountaineer. More than 5,000 have scaled it since it was first climbed by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953, while hundreds more try every year. read more

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