Summiting Mount Everest remains the kind of accomplishment that garners gasps, but this year hasn’t been a good one for would-be summiteers.

The death toll for the 2019 season has hit double figures, and experienced climbers are shocked by what they’ve seen going on atop the world’s highest peak.

Look, you know it’s really, really bad when it’s likened to Lord of the Flies.

On Sunday night’ Last Week Tonight, John Oliver decided to weigh in on the issue, and he was in a typically unforgiving mood:

If you’re looking for a link to the Everest fake picture website covered at the end, here you go.

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