A record-setting Norwegian mountaineer has pushed back against claims that she could have done more to save a Pakistani porter who slipped off a narrow trail near the peak and died there after several hours.
  • neuromancer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    but on the other hand, this is completely unnecessary.

    Everyone should have the freedom to be the architect of their own fortune or misfortune.

    I don’t pretend to know why they do it, but as long as everyone is doing it willingly and know the risk, I don’t have a problem with it.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      And that freedom is only possible if they would otherwise be financially stable and have good options for work.

      We don’t know why this porter did what he did. Was because he loved pushing rich foreigners up a mountain? Or was it because he needed the money and had the skill?