Whatever shows up this year, we will have to deal with. We are not prepared to turn back anybody this year. We are hoping next year we will have a plan in place to deal realistically with the future.
Rescue here is not guaranteed. Our motto has been: your emergency may not be our emergency.
It is amazing how the mountain just has gotten busier.
Sometimes it is problematic how many climbers you can safely put on that ridge.
There is just a certain amount you can deal with.
We're closer to 1,500 than some people think. I don't know if it'll be this year or three or four years (from now).
