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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
yes, the climbers supported by sherpas are essentially glorified tourists. that being said, anyone who summits and safely descends everest is a motherfucking badass. it’s just that the sherpas are turbo-charged motherfucking badasses.
gpt
I think they did a study on the sherpas a number of years ago and the determined that they have some sort of adaptation that allows them to do it easier. Still bad ass, but it's a cool example of diversity in our species.