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im so sad :(( idk how but all the memories that i had saved up till now have disappeared, i didn’t even do anything, i was asking chatgpt a question based on the info it already knows about me and it was unable to answer

when i checked the memories tab i saw that everything had gone 😭😭 it especially sucks because i have a very important exam coming up in 2 and a half months so i had saved a lot of resources there (was using chatgpt as a TA)

idk what went wrong, i opened it as usual, i got a message saying that memories have gotten more personalised, now i won’t have to repeat myself constantly, i just clicked okay on it, and the next thing ik this happened :/

if anyone can help please do, i have all the chats saved still but not the memories somehow ;-; (all the settings are correct too)

yes he could’ve been back even sooner ! but he got stuck in a crevasse near SPCC no. 1 at the khumbu icefall

he carried out a self rescue and against all odds, kept going, and descended to base camp alone !

so he would’ve been back on the third day itself if it weren’t for the fall, 48 hours in a crevasse and 6 days stranded on everest; hillary dawa sherpa is a hero 🦁

(his company really should’ve performed at least one search before collectively leaving, and even after leaving they didn’t send drones to check (drones have gotten very common at everest), they would’ve found him trekking alone !! just shameful, hope he gets the monetary compensation he deserves)

source - mingmarxd on instagram

that’s some crazy work, for the unaware, he has summited in 9-10 hours, climbing nonstop 😮‍💨

this is the first everest season that i’ve followed earnestly. i’ve always been obsessed with everest, mature enough to know that a plane window view is probably the closest i’ll ever get to seeing it irl. these are some things i noticed this season

1. people like thom pollard from everest mystery feel more like fear mongerers than actual storytellers. from the very beginning of the season they start focusing on the negatives, like the ice slab at the khumbu this year, almost hoping for casualties because it benefits their content. they genuinely made me believe that everest has far more deaths and disasters every season than the actual reality

2. everest live and everest today were genuinely the best sources for information, especially everest live. i loved ben ayers and his positive outlook throughout the season

3. the hate towards climbers is honestly unwarranted. yes, maybe out of the 500 climbers permitted each season, around 50 to 80 could be underprepared, but the rest are genuine people trying to fulfill a lifelong dream. they are spending their savings because they truly love everest that much. if anything, the nepali government should be questioned more. they could make prior climbing experience on local peaks compulsory, but that would reduce clientele, and tourism money is important for the country. it’s flawed, yes, but most climbers themselves are not villains

4. people also need to stop hating on the “1 to 2 sherpas per climber” rule. sherpas are literally the reason many climbers make it out alive. reducing sherpa numbers would only increase the workload and danger for the remaining ones while also reducing employment opportunities. the real demand should be for far higher pay and better treatment

5. something i’ve noticed is that many experienced western climbers online love mocking modern everest climbers for summiting, citing sherpas and luxurious base camp facilities, while conveniently forgetting that they themselves used every facility available during their own expeditions. even the nat geo teams heavily depended on sherpas and often didn’t properly credit them

better facilities and experienced sherpas are exactly why casualties on everest have reduced over time, but sometimes it feels like internet audiences romanticise suffering so much that they almost want climbers to die just to “earn” the summit in their eyes

6. honestly, this whole argument that summiters are “not real climbers” because sherpas help them feels deeply hypocritical when even sir hillary could only summit because of tenzing norgay sherpa

because of everest, tenzing’s children, grandchildren, and future generations are able to live far better lives. sherpas deserve that dignity and prosperity

the sad part is that sherpas should never have had to depend so heavily on everest alone for survival. they work harder than almost anyone on that mountain and still receive barely a fraction of what they deserve. hopefully nepal develops more opportunities in the future so their livelihoods are not tied to risking their lives every season

until then, i hope people celebrate sherpa achievements with the same enthusiasm they reserve for western climbers. kami rita sherpa summited everest for the 32nd time this year, breaking his own record once again, and that deserves immense respect

and i also hope people remember the sherpas who quietly make these seasons possible, like phura gyaljen sherpa, who fell into a crevasse near camp 3 while carrying loads on his back and sadly passed away from his injuries even after being rescued out of the crevasse

people remember summit photos, but mountains are built on the backs of men like him