ethical decisions

[nibbs]

i'm travelling to nepal in february. doing a hike around everest and gokyo.

my pals and i are keen to do it ourselves. this means carrying all of our stuff the whole way. i think this way would be more like the way himalayan heroes such as ed hillary or heinrich harrer would've done it. this way would work out cheaper, and i think i'd get a bit of satisfaction out of doing it this way

on the other hand, nepal is one of the poorest nations on earth (god knows how they beat nz at the u19 world cup a few years back). we can hire a guide/porter. he'd set us back about $20US a day. this would provide employment and generally be more beneificial to the area. but having him there would somehow annooy me. it'd kill the adventure in way. having someone help carry my luggage. seems like a cop out that i'd expect from someone fat. i'm not like that.

what would you do?

 

[Goughy]

Carry my own **** and then pay $20 at a local lap dance club to provide employment.

 

[ripper868]

Pretty sure Hilary had Nepalese dudes with him when he did the climb tbh.

Wouldn't be a cop out imo, would be stupid to do a thing such as everest without a local to help out should **** go bad.

 

[G.I.Joe]

AWTA re: Hillary having Nepali guides/porters.

 

[silentstriker]

Poor Tenzing Norgay. Though he wasn't really a 'porter' for Hillary.

 

[Daemon]

give him a hundred bucks to not go with you?

 

[age_master]

Pretty sure Hilary had Nepalese dudes with him when he did the climb tbh.

Wouldn't be a cop out imo, would be stupid to do a thing such as everest without a local to help out should **** go bad.

AWTA. While i certainly understand where you are coming from in terms of wanting the adventure, a guide could help you avoid trouble and will know the best spots to go in a given area.

There are plenty of ways to support the local economy. Buying food and suvenirs that are locally made from small business is a great way to help build the economy.

 

[Shri]

Lol it isn't an adventure if there isn't a lot of risk.

 

[Sanz]

i'm travelling to nepal in february. doing a hike around everest and gokyo.

my pals and i are keen to do it ourselves. this means carrying all of our stuff the whole way. i think this way would be more like the way himalayan heroes such as ed hillary or heinrich harrer would've done it. this way would work out cheaper, and i think i'd get a bit of satisfaction out of doing it this way

on the other hand, nepal is one of the poorest nations on earth (god knows how they beat nz at the u19 world cup a few years back). we can hire a guide/porter. he'd set us back about $20US a day. this would provide employment and generally be more beneificial to the area. but having him there would somehow annooy me. it'd kill the adventure in way. having someone help carry my luggage. seems like a cop out that i'd expect from someone fat. i'm not like that.

what would you do?

With that kind of attitude you are better of staying in the NZ.

 

[NZTailender]

Imo nibbs should go, calculate how much they'd pay a guide and just give him the money, then set out on their own.

Nature can take care of them.

 

[Himannv]

IMO the aim for this trip should be not to die.