The Thing With Morals
It ain’t easy
They lie before us — the majestic Himalayas with their innumerable wind-whipped snowy peaks. It’s a sight that causes many travelers’ hearts to beat a little faster.
There are the ones that can’t be summited. Someone has canonized them, and it has stayed that way since. They are the preserve of the divine, who take their rightful abode and watch over mankind from up there. We often peek up longingly, hoping to spot one of them — and sometimes we quietly wonder what the world would look like from above.
While we’re marveling at the Himalayas from afar, we’re currently not allowed to approach them. Not allowed to trek around them or even touch them. Suddenly, most of the Himalayas’ mountains are shrouded in a profound peace that hasn’t existed in ages. There’s an almost eerie silence among its many hills. A long-sought break from the eternal bustle of the many travelers who would typically roam around them this time of year.
Mount Everest, on the other hand, is an entirely separate story.
The world’s highest mountain has been drawing hundreds of daring mountaineers from all around the world to its frosty heights annually for decades. And this year is no exception.
Approximately 400 of them are presently clambering up and down its steep slopes. Not to mention…
