To be honest, while I am sympathetic to the plight of the climbers, it is the people in Kathmandu who desperately need help. Initial reports say 1,000 dead - but it is likely that this toll will climb much higher.

The U.N. has been warning residents of Kathmandu for years that a huge earthquake would come, based on seismic studies. The PROBLEM is that many, many people are living in houses made of bricks and stones. So the dwellings are very vulnerable to quakes. However, with the population explosion in the city, there was nothing else that people could do.

They SERIOUSLY NEED emergency help over there, folks!!
IF anyone here can pack their bags and GO ... this is an important disaster to RESPOND to!!
Good luck!!

Pete