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He Fled Zakopane. Now He Says It Plainly: "I Feel Sorry for the People Who Live there."

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"What's been happening in the Himalayas since the late 1990s is horrifying. Today, all you need is enough dollars in your account and you can practically go straight from your couch to an expedition to Mount Everest," says Jacek Berbeka in an interview with Onet. One of Poland's best climbers discusses the dark side of the Himalayas: a graveyard of bodies, amateurs on the trails, and the ubiquitous cult of the dollar.
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"What's been happening in the Himalayas since the late 1990s is horrifying. Today, all you need is enough dollars in your account and you can practically go straight from your couch to an expedition to Mount Everest," says Jacek Berbeka in an interview with Onet. One of Poland's best climbers discusses the dark side of the Himalayas: a graveyard of bodies, amateurs on the trails, and the ubiquitous cult of the dollar.

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Onet broke the news in Poland on Friday, June 5, 2026.
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