In _No Shortcuts To The Top_,[1] Viesturs gave more treatment to the topic of oxygen - I don't remember the exact quote, but he said something to the tune of:
> I prefer to climb without oxygen, but when guiding groups up Everest, it would be irresponsible for me to not have oxygen, so I can be most responsive to any issues that arise.
There's no "paradox". It seems the author noticed that climbing recently got added to the 2020 list of Olympic sports, and is trying to create controversy where there is none.
> I prefer to climb without oxygen, but when guiding groups up Everest, it would be irresponsible for me to not have oxygen, so I can be most responsive to any issues that arise.
There's no "paradox". It seems the author noticed that climbing recently got added to the 2020 list of Olympic sports, and is trying to create controversy where there is none.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MAH5OM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?...