To me it seems silly and unnecessarily dangerous. I imagine there are some positives like being lightweight, cheap, the rungs are probably good for crampons.
But why tie two together in the middle? Just get a long one. And if your life depends on it why not make it a bit wider and have better anchors on either side. Some light railings. Design it to be super portable, rich people would pay for it.
Really the thing that gets me is they tie two together in the dead center.
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Yeah they should have a McDonalds at the top. It is inconvenient to have to bring your own food. Also, it would be much safer to just install an elevator to take you to the summit. They should just do that.
You are climbing Everest. You go there for the danger. The whole point is that it is dangerous. The Sherpa have already added a ton of things to make the climb safer, but at the end of the day, you are climbing the tallest mountain in a remote area.
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