In reply to Escher:
> Of course it has stopped some people going climbing in Nepal, do you think it is business as usual? I expect there are many climbers, guides and Nepal visitors who have visited many times who have used their time and money to help people they know well in Nepal. I also expect there are people that have carried on climbing or trekking regardless as that is more important to them or they feel that paying the wages of guides and porters that they know is a way they can carry on supporting people they know that are in need.
+1 Exactly. I know quite a few expedition climbers and guides who stayed to help and have either left and gone back, or still not left. I'm embarrassed to say that I'm surprised just how many people I know did that. They've done so at their own expense, incurring debt, plus on top of that raising tens of thousands of dollars in donations to help pay for work they've already done (mostly getting real help and materials to mountain villages).
And locals, especially those in the hills of the Khumbu etc, want tourists to come back - that's how they make their money. I've no doubt some buildings and areas are not safe to hang around, but such places are a minimum and much of the country is fine. And will be even safer come Oct-Nov.
> I assume you've climbed on Ama Dablam and object to the amount of fixed rope? Perhaps you should do some fund raising, get out there again, pay the wages of some climbing Sherpas and organise it yourself?
I've never been near Ama Dablam but it was my impression that the Sherpas removed the fixed ropes at the end of the busy season (i.e. late Nov-Dec) to re-use or sell. Many of the ropes would not survive a windy winter across the rocks anyway.
