Here’s where it gets funny. On a clear day in May, the summit looks like a queue at Disneyland. Hundreds of climbers line up, waiting their turn. Oxygen tanks clanking. Selfie sticks everywhere.
In 2019, a photo went viral showing a snaking line of climbers on the "Hillary Step." It looked like a conga line on ice. People died because of the wait. Not so funny, but wild that it happens at all.
Everest is now a seasonal village. Some years, over 1,000 people summit in two weeks. That’s more people than live in some small towns.
