Arre, that climbing permit can cost more than thirty lakh rupees—enough to buy a good house here! But for me, the bigger cost is the worry when the climbers get stuck in that line on summit day, all fighting for the same piece of rope. My cousin's friend waited four hours in that cold, and he came back with fingertips black like old bananas. From my porch, I see how the sun moves slowly but surely; on that mountain, time standing still is the dangerous thing.
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