"High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed" is the new book out by Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Michael Kodas of the mass corruption and crime occuring.

"The Chinese government seems more than aware of what lies behind the wholesome image they project on the mountain Tibetans call Chomolungma — the “Goddess Mother of the Universe.” When the climbers testing the torches showed up at the mountain last month, they brought a piece of equipment thought unprecedented in the history of Everest climbing: rifles, carried by the sentries posted at the barracks guarding the entrance to the camp.

There will be protests, of course, but one thing is clear: By creating a new level of ease in reaching the base camp and the summit, China is about to turn Mount Everest into the first arena, and profit center, of its Olympic Games." -Michael Kodas for the New York Times