Shouldn't Global Warming Make Everest Easier To Climb?

By Elmer Beauregard

The Telegraph has published a story stating that Global warming is making it harder to climb Mount Everest.

"Rising temperatures have melted much of the ice on the steep trail to the summit and climbers are struggling to get traction on the exposed rock surface, according to the 49-year-old Sherpa, known only as Apa."

I would think it would be the other way around, that Global Warming would make Mount Everest easier to climb.

You would have less of a chance of freezing to death.

A lot of past climbers have died from the extreme cold, some have lost toes and fingers and even noses due to frostbite.

With Global Warming you could climb Everest in a Hawaiian shirt and sandals, which would be a lot more comfortable than a parka.

Aren't rocky surfaces easier to walk on than icy surfaces?

The main complaint from Apa is that Crampons don't get very good traction on rocky surfaces. Well with Global Warming YOU DON'T NEED CRAMPONS!

Of course, the article mentions the now debunked IPCC report and says that Himalayan glaciers will all be gone in 32 years.