The actual amount is unclear to me. Pic1 is a NY Times graphic and basically "It depends" what you count as a payment.
Correction. It was NOT a NY Times graphic, mybad. Was from some foundation for democracy or some such. I had trimmed off some writing in the right margin today.
My apologies to the NY Times.
Here's a few
>>6604706 For the majority, it's driven by ego. A feather in the cap to be brought out forever at parties, etc. And many of these climbers are successful, older men who want that feather as a crowning accomplishment so much as the ego dominates that they are willing to risk death to stand in a line of similar egos. Note that this isn't clmbing with pitons & ropes. Climbing up a well established trail. Spending beaucoup bucks. I look at it and think, "These people have effed up priorities."
>>6604948 You have named the enemy, the adversary–as did Q.
Cleaned
He's a sick MF IMO
Yeah creepy