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It’s definitely to each their own.
It’s something I always thought I’d train for and attempt at some point in my life but it seems pretty unattractive seeing all the queues and hearing of people dying due to overcrowding and not being able to descend in time, as you say absolutely everyone will be dead given enough time up there and not much time at that.
PhilDAS
Well, this is the thing. Some people, a small number, do help. It's personal choice. I've never been higher than 5,000m so I have no direct experience but I suspect I'd be a pass on by sort of chap.
For what it's worth, everybody is dying at that altitude. You're on a countdown timer and you don't know when yours will run out.