In reply to purplemonkeyelephant:
> Pretty sure 'climbing' Everest with oxygen is the same as 'climbing' the Nose with aiders.
You're not comparing apples with apples here.
> Saying using oxygen is cheating is ridiculous. The notion that oxygen is removing the height challenge of Everest is like saying wearing clothes is removing the cold challenge of Everest.
I don't think I said it was cheating. I pointed out that saying O2 is necessary is incorrect.
> All this talk of pure ascents is fine, but it's just all ego driven bravado. If you want to climb in a certain way that's fine, but doing it a certain way simply to impress others - how lame is that. The challenge should always be with yourself, and nobody here should be sneering because someone wanted to see the view from a summit without getting brain damage or risking stroke.
I think accusing people of wanting to climb routes in a pure style because of ego driven bravado, demonstrates an innate lack of understanding climbing.
> The Everest commercialisation problem is a bigger discussion, but if you're honest about your ascent and haven't damaged the mountain then why does it bother you what someone else is doing?
This comment further highlights the lack of understanding as to how regarding Everest, the predominant style of ascents do both damage and effect the way others might want to climb it.