According to reports this morning, around 150 Nepalese guides recently attacked three climbers who were simply trying to reach the top of the world.
It’s a bit of a strange story and it just goes to show that a fight can break out just about anywhere in the world.
English climber, Jonathan Griffith, 29, and two colleagues found themselves fighting off 150 Sherpas close to the summit of Everest last Saturday and according to the climbers, the Sherpas wanted blood.
Speaking to The Sun, Jonathan said, “As the mob kicked and punched me and threw rocks, I was totally convinced I was going to die.
“As climbers, we go through a lot of very dangerous experiences but we have never felt like this before.”
“There were 100 to 150 of them. They didn’t want to talk, they wanted to finish us off.
“They picked up big rocks off the glaciers and started throwing them at us. We were all kicked and punched a fair bit and hit by rocks. I was bruised and cut.
Apparently, the three lads managed to piss off one of the mountain’s lead Sherpas who didn’t want them climbing above him while he secured ropes below. However, the lads began climbing anyway, which caused ice to fall on top of the Sherpa and his group, injuring one of them.
However, Jonathan disputed those events by saying: “No Sherpa has come forward to show any injury. Furthermore, getting hit by chunks of ice is a very natural occurrence.”
When the trio of climbers returned to camp at 21,000 feet (Everest is 29,029 feet high, by the way) they were confronted by the massive mob of angry Sherpas.
The brawl only stopped when five other climbers stood in between the angry Sherpas and the three climbers.
According to The Sun, Sherpa leaders said the brawl was the first such incident they could recall on Everest, which could make it the world’s highest altitude fight.
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