Everest incident

Alan Arnette's blog is always a good and informative read on whats what on Everest. This is his analysis of the incident:
www.alanarnette.com/blog/2013/05/05/everest-2013-weekend-update-may-5/

A response worth reading by Lakpa Sherpa from Himalayan Ascent, providing a different perspective on what happened:
himalayanascent.com/live-blog/140-a-comment-on-the-brawl-incident-05-05-13-10am-.html

This dispute was not really about a turf battle between 3 foreign alpine climbers and a fixing Sherpa team. It certainly wasn’t about Sherpas feeling jealous of western guides or threatened by western alpine climbers. As eluded by others, the fixing team were venting the frustration of all highly skilled and experienced Sherpa climbers who want to feel more respect from their fellow western colleagues. For years they have quietly suffered and endured arrogance displayed by some western guides and professional climbers. There are more summits of Everest by a Sherpa than by any other group. They know the mountains here like no other western climber, and commercial expeditions admit they cannot operate in Nepal without Sherpa support. After more than 60 years of climbing alongside their western colleagues, helping them to achieve first ascent glories on 8000m mountains, it’s a small request from humble mountain men. As a Nepali owned outfitter, we often hear our western outfitter friends acknowledge that the skilled Sherpa climbers deserve more. But what are they actually willing to give more of? More money? More benefits? More fame? Perhaps they should start with more respect.