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The conversation around this event is incredible. Why can’t I do something risky and deal with the consequences myself (i.e. death)?

I want to climb K2 alone in shorts, don’t cry my loss. I’ll die doing what I love.

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The problem was they sold tourist trips in this deathtrap. Sure, do whatever you want by yourself, if it hurts only you. Selling this as a product, by tapping into the existing market for adventure tourism was borderline evil. The difference with this and generic adventure tourism is that this was about as survivable (I guess) as a round of Russian roulette.

You absolutely can - so long as you don't get other people killed in the process. The CEO of this company convinced customers to join him on his death march, which IMO is a worth crying about.

We don’t know the details, they could have been well aware. I’d buy a ticket in this death trap if I could afford it.

True - but I’ll choose to err on the side of being sad about the loss of life even if I don’t know all the details.

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