article_snippet.sent: Many of the guides had to bury their friends after the accident last year, and while their may be ready to return to the summit, their families are not.
article_snippet.sent: Many of their are "leaving behind nervous, stressed-out wives and children," whose memories of what happened last year are fresh, said Dawa Sherpa, managing director of Asian Trekking.
article_snippet.sent: When we were in the midst of last year's events it was hard to see the big picture.
article_snippet.sent: It was hard to remember that people die in the mountains but that it's more rare than not.
article_snippet.sent: It was hard for me to remember that I'm not choosing between my life at home and dying in the mountains.
article_snippet.sent: I like to think it's similar to surviving a plane crash or a major pile up on the freeway.