Hey all.
long time lurker, finally joined today.
I suppose most of you will see my first post (this one) as a loaded question/topic. But it has been on my mind for a while now and want to see what you folks think.
Firstly I am not a flippant climber, or a tourist climber. I have climbed and hiked most of my life. for over 15 years I have had a passion for Everest, like many have. This passion isn't what some would call the tourist attraction of being the person who wants to climb everest simply because they have the money to do so, and want to pay their way up simply for grandeur. My passion derives from the respect of the mountain, those climbers in the past who have lit the torch for us, and simply the boundaries one has to push their bodies to in order to reach the top. I suppose I have a passion to climb Everest, which true mountaineers experiance.
However, I admit i am not the richest man in the world, and doing the math it seems the amount i would be able to save, i would be in my mid 60's before having that kind of money to spend on an Everest expedition. Its almost as if i am starring into my future knowing that this dream i have had for over a decade will never come become a reality; and it has hit me pretty hard.
I always thought that I would have my shot, I would have my attempt, but now, looking at my age, and the never dropping price of an expedition it will never be.
So I come here to ask the question. Do you think the Everest Expedition price will ever drop to a rate in which it is considered affordable to avid/experience climbers who don't have that kind of money. I am also curious, if you have made an Everest expedition, and how and what helped you save the money in doing so.
i know this was more of a midlife crisis rant, so thank you for listening to me