Talking about ebay...
Buy your Everest trip there!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2490580448&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:ITTwo days of training...for expert and
beginner alike.

"Training: Upon arrival in advanced basecamp, ALL full-service and basic-climb members are required to participate in one to two days of training in the areas of climbing techniques, glacier travel, rope fixing, ascending, descending, safety techniques, rappels (abseils), belaying, medical equipment and procedures, communications equipment, camping techniques and high-altitude cooking. For the expert and beginner alike, it is important to review these techniques in order to enhance skills, ensure safety-awareness, and work together as a team"
What's next...? "Climbing K2 for dummies" or "Everest in two weeks".
Could be best-sellers.
