Who pays to rescue daredevils that get in trouble on federal lands in the US?
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May 22nd, 2016
Millions are spent rescuing people caught out doing brave/stupid things on public lands in the US.
I’ve often wondered who foots the bill?
Deaths, rescue mark perilous weekend on Mt. Everest
As a side note, I often hear that the families of Sherpas killed guiding expeditions on Everest don’t receive life benefits. Couldn’t that be taken care of by requiring everyone making the trek to pay into some sort of insurance pool?
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They or their insurance companies get billed for services rendered. If they can’t pay, the taxpayer usually picks it up.
Onw would think so. Or posting signs; Don’t go here, Enter at your own risk. Hahahaha! Here there be dragons!
You have to pay a fees and insurance up front to climb on Everest. I don’t know if the families of dead or injured Sherpas get any of it.
Everest 2016: How Much Does it Cost to Climb Mount Everest?
Climbing Fees $16,650 – $21,650
Nepalese Liaison Officer $2,500/team
South Base Camp Medical support $100/person
Permit $11,000 for each climber regardless of team size on South, $7,000 for Westerner, $3,000 for Nepali Sherpa on North
Garbage and human waste deposit $4,000/team permit (refundable but not always)
Icefall Doctors to fix route $2,500/team or $600 per climber
Contribution to fixed ropes above Icefall $150/climber
Weather forecast $0 to $1,000
Puja $300
Insurance $400 – $2,500
Evacuation $70 – $400
Medical $500
Cancellation $1,00
Helicopter evacuation from EBC-South $5,000 – $20,000 depending on start and end locations (not available on north)
Looks like costly affair to me..not sure how much it would have costed at the time of Sir Edmond..)
The tourists that were on the deadly trip memorialized in “Into Thin Air” paid $65,000 each! And that was twenty years ago.
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