<blockquote>"I was at around 7,900m and saw in the distance on the Lhotse face a human snake, people cheek by jowl making their way up. There were 39 expeditions on the mountain at the same time, amounting to more than 600 people. I had never seen Everest that crowded before."</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/30/everest-mountaineer-crowding-hobby-tragedy">Everest mountaineer says crowding by 'hobby climbers' is path to tragedy | World news | guardian.co.uk</a>.