Discount Everest: Sounds Like a Great Idea

Discount Everest: Sounds Like a Great Idea.
You can buy a lot of things on discount. Plane tickets. Dodgy produce. An autographed Mike Vick...well, anything, really. It"s not always a good idea, of course, but we"re not saying it is. We"re simply saying you can buy all of those things on the cheap if you"re timing"s right. Add one more thing to the list: an Everest Expedition. Nepal will slash climbing fees for Mount Everest in the off-season to lure mountaineers to the world"s tallest peak and boost tourism hit by years of a Maoist conflict, a senior minister said on Wednesday. Take the offer now, even though most climbers prefer not to go in the fall and winter because of the lack of warm weather and less sunlight than climbers might prefer. But who needs warm weather and sunlight at 29,000 feet? Wimps, that"s who. If you can"t stand fifty below for a little fun, you need to consider some wimpy peak in the Andes, son.