It’s that time again: Mount Everest season.
For two months starting in March, thousands of ambitious voyagers are set to travel more than 16,000 feet above sea level to one of Everest’s two main campsites. But this adventure of a lifetime—dangerous, difficult, and deadly as it is—can also be a very luxurious experience for those willing to pay up.
“There was a [Everest guide] company last year that offered a masseur from Kathmandu, who stayed the whole season,” Alan Arnette, a mountaineering coach who successfully climbed Everest in 2011, told The Daily Beast. “If you’re paying $100,000, you can expect cappuccinos and sushi up there. Even a three-star chef.”
Some of the most opulent adventurers arrive at the base camp of…
