Everest is the highest and certainly very dangerous, but there are plenty of others more dangerous.
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The marketing concerning Everest is very powerful in peoples minds,
I knew a woman who did Everest twice, but died on another much less talked about 8000 + m peak.
The sad thing about Everest is the amount of people that increase the danger,
ie; its not just man against the mountain.
IIRC, Thing she said about Everest, ..."Going up is optional , coming down is mandatory'
