It’s a trophy on the wall, and they’re done… When I say I wish I’d never gone, I really mean that.”
One of the most disastrous expeditions on Everest was in 1996, when 12 people died trying to reach the summit in a single day. This was documented in the book Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, who survived the experience. He has been critical of the recent Everest film adaptation of his book – and about climbing Everest altogether. He said: “Everest is not real climbing. It’s rich people climbing. It’s a trophy on the wall, and they’re done… When I say I wish I’d never gone, I really mean that.”