SA climber nabbed dodging hefty Everest fee

I was ashamed that I couldn't afford the permit after all the help, preparation and what everybody had done for me during my training, it would have been a total embarrassment to turn around and accept defeat because of a piece of paper. So I took a chance and spent the little money I had on more gear to climb and practice on the surrounding peaks for acclimatizing in preparing for a stealth entry onto Everest
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Should have just lied and told everyone he climbed it.
 
DMNknight said:
Clearly did not read that article. Jump to conclusions much? :crylaugh:

It's sad how easy we are to judge people without knowing anything :(
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They were being facetious but not wrong...there's a fee and he didn't want to pay it but still tried to get his way like a spoilt child. That's entitlement.
 
Neoprod said:
They were being facetious but not wrong...there's a fee and he didn't want to pay it but still tried to get his way like a spoilt child. That's entitlement.
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His greatest sin was pride. If he took donations to get there and came up short on the actual fee, he should have manned up and tried another year OR just asked for more.

It's the typical gamblers fallacy, where you have spent so much to be IN the game, to only find out that you're either all in OR you sacrifice your already hefty contribution to the pot.

He was under-prepared and came up short on the fee. I understand how he came to the decision to try and "make a plan" because he'd already spent so much getting there.

Doesn't mean we get to judge him...
 
DMNknight said:
His greatest sin was pride. If he took donations to get there and came up short on the actual fee, he should have manned up and tried another year OR just asked for more.

It's the typical gamblers fallacy, where you have spent so much to be IN the game, to only find out that you're either all in OR you sacrifice your already hefty contribution to the pot.

He was under-prepared and came up short on the fee. I understand how he came to the decision to try and "make a plan" because he'd already spent so much getting there.

Doesn't mean we get to judge him...
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The judge does though :crylaugh:

I get what you're saying but chancers like this guy deserve what's coming to them. And then to make this more annoying, that post he made on FB is all self-pitying whining...still playing the victim after doing the wrong thing gets on my nerves a lot.

So yeah, I do judge him...he should have done what you said and gone home to do more fund-raising and come back another year. Hell, why was he even in Nepal if he didn't have the money already (hidden costs, my bum)?
 
In regards to "mountain orks" I can only assume he actually said mountain ouks and this was misinterpreted. I know his sister and a gofundme has been started to get him home although I won't be supporting it as I think he should accept the punishment.
 
DMNknight said:
His greatest sin was pride. If he took donations to get there and came up short on the actual fee, he should have manned up and tried another year OR just asked for more.

Doesn't mean we get to judge him...
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Top Article of a 3 word google search "climbing Everest costs"

2. Permits and Insurance $9,950 – $29,500

Nepal

The permit cost is fixed at $11,000 per climber from Nepal. In Nepal, the permit fee simply gives permission to climb, whereas in Argentina for Aconcagua or Alaska for Denali, the $800 or $365 permit, respectively, also covers helicopter evacuation, maintaining high altitude ranger camps, hiring seasonal staff, providing mountaineering information, and keeping the mountain environment clean.
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Call it whatever you like, it's either a monumentally slack bit of basic research or he tried to do a con job when he couldn't raise the full sum. If he researched enough about the climb enough to be able to get through the Ice fall and almost to the height of camp two yet somehow "overlooked" the permit cost...??
 
South African Everest permit dodger arrested

A South African who attempted to climb Mount Everest without permission has been arrested in Nepal where he faces a $22,000 fine – double the cost of the permit he was trying to avoid.

Ryan Sean Davy handed himself in to authorities in Kathmandu on Tuesday after being caught last week hiding in a cave near Everest's base camp without a permit.

The 43-year-old began swearing and threatening officials from the tourism department during questioning and was arrested under Nepal's strict public order laws, Tourist Police Inspector Tulasha Khatiwada told AFP.

He is now in custody and will appear in court next week to face charges related to his Everest attempt and possible additional offences over his conduct during the investigation.
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More at : http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/south-african-everest-permit-dodger-arrested-9181886
 
Cray said:
Sounds a bit odd, am guessing he just didn't do his research. Everyone who knows anything about mountaineering is aware how much an Everest summit bid can cost.
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Why would he be hiding from the Nepalese officials if he didn't know how much it cost ?
 
I wouldn't pay R150,000 to climb an over-commercialised rubbish dump.
 
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