A British man and his Nepali guide are believed to be dead after reaching the summit of Mount Everest on Tuesday, a guiding company said.
Dan Paterson, 40, and Pastenji Sherpa, 23, reached the peak just before 5am on Tuesday but have not been heard from since, according to Paterson’s partner, Becks Woodhead.
Paterson’s partner has set up an online crowdfunding page for the search and rescue operation and said that a helicopter and specialised search teams are likely to cost about £150,000. The Go Fund Me site had reached £118,000 on Saturday evening.
Like it must be absolutely phenomenal up there, but it’s such a selfish endeavour. All you are doing is risking others lives, a sherpa to go with you in the first place and then whoever else if you go missing. People just pollute the mountain, with themselves and with what they leave behind, give it up guys, there’s loads of stunning mountains which are piss easy to climb, do them instead and just watch a video of Everest.