Booze & Banter: The End of Everest?

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In the wake of three consecutive tragic years on Mount Everest — which saw both Sherpas and climbers killed and tensions rise in Base Camp — many guides and alpinists are rethinking the world’s tallest peak. Dave Morton, a guide and executive director of a nonprofit that assists the families of Sherpas killed on expeditions; Dave Hahn, a veteran guide who has summited the peak 15 times; Ben Ayers, country director of the dZi Foundation (Mountainfilm’s nonprofit partner); and Nepali native and guide Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita join journalist Abe Streep to consider the future of Everest.