You can't live or even stay very long at the top of Everest. You can live in the canyon. People have for thousands of years. One of the things that was interesting in the canyon book is in certain bard to reach spots there are potsherds and points all over the ground.
May 10 and 11 will be the 30 year anniversary of the Mt. Everest ascent and attempted ascent that cost the lives of 8 people. The book Into Thin Air is a good read of that day and of the whole process of making that climb.
No bail out for me on day 2. I should've picked McKinney in group A, but went with Cory Johnston. CJ did not make the cut. I had picked Perzekurat, but changed instead to Walters. Perz, currently sitting in 8th, Walters a long ways back but at least made the cut. 🥶
Or the lead that was in gasoline, the DDT that used to get sprayed to kill skeeters, asbestos for insulation. But in spite of all that, average life expectancy in the US is now at 79 years.
When I was a kid, my mom had a tradition of making biscuits on Sunday mornings. Never had chocolate gravy. I was always a butter and jelly (usually grape) fan on biscuits.