Why the Two Recent Descents of Everest with Skis Put Commercial Interests Before the Ethics of Mountaineering

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In appearance, this autumn has given away two of the brightest pages of the history of alpine skiing on the slopes of Everest. But many specialists question the facts and think that it is only a mirage: in fact there has been an involution. On September 23, Red Bull, the main sponsor of the Polish skier Andrzej Bargiel, announced with hype that he had made the first integral descent of Everest without the help of artificial oxygen. In the headli…