Sure, I get that, I guess my point is more that there are things like helicopter tours to the top of Mt. Everest if you really just want to go to the top and see it. I get the "bragging rights" to be able to say I "climbed" Mt. Everest, but again I think it's pretty suspect if you didn't even bother to acclimate your body before the climb.
> there are things like helicopter tours to the top of Mt. Everest if you really just want to go to the top and see it
There are not, getting a helicopter to the top of everest is a major achievement in its own right, to the point that airbus brag about the models of their helicopters that have achieved it.
There are regular helicopter tours to the base camp, but to the summit? no, that's still a rare special event, and usually only done by a solo pilot since you're way out of the helicopter's maximum ceiling with load.
