I spent the turn of the millennium in Kathmandu, we trekked through the foothills of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri which is away from Everest. 10th and 5th highest.
It is a very third world country.
Just the trek into Everest first base camp is a two week hike and above most people’s altitude tolerance. Basecamp is about the maximum elevation helicopters can fly, and helicopters in Nepal are mostly or were then, Russian surplus.
It is a great mental exercise but similar to asking someone if while traveling to Mars, in a one man spaceship, you encountered a broken spaceship of a fellow tourist, if you would stop and render aid knowing that it may cost you your life?
