Yes thanks for posting this picture, I saw it in the Guardian, and had much the same feeling. The commodification of experience.
Actually, almost every human failing can ultimately be put down to greed. Here the greed of competing mountaineering companies cashing in on this experience. But also too the greed of Nepal. I find this difficult to say, because Nepal is a very poor country with very poor people who have a right to better themselves. But ultimately it is still greed to maximise one's wealth on the back of this mis-use of nature and the danger it engenders to climbers and its own Sherpa citizens. It's similar, but of a different degree, as how popular tourist spots around the world have become so degraded. Everest is now similarly degraded. Now four deaths.. I did read, but can't find it now. that Nepal has given out a record number of climbing permits this years for Everest at $11,000 each. (Then you have to add in all the sherpas who accompany the climbers)_ . Obviously, it's now too many.