I tend to agree. A lot of the people who climb Everest, or at least spend a lot of time on the mountain, are Sherpas, who most definitely aren't rich, but I think he's sniping at the others, who cough up for the license to do it, turn up with thousands of pounds worth of kit, etc.

If I understand it correctly, a guided Everest tour with all inclusive (equipment, travel, licenses, supplies, basecamp for multiple weeks) is about 100k, so it's definitely not for everybody.

Sure, it's a fair bit of money but what does that have to do with being 'rich'?