Aleister Crowley, one of the most notorious occultists in history, attempted to climb the world's third-highest mountain in 1905 and allegedly used magic to curse his own climbing team.

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Aleister Crowley, one of the most notorious occultists in history, attempted to climb the world's third-highest mountain in 1905 and allegedly used magic to curse his own climbing team. After a bitter dispute over the route on Kangchenjunga, the self-proclaimed wickedest man in the world just sat in his tent drinking tea while his fellow climbers were swept away by a fatal avalanche. He later claimed the mountain spirits simply agreed with his assessment of the situation. It takes a special kind of toxic leadership to literally let your coworkers die in a snowstorm and then write it off in your diary as a successful manifestation of dark magic. Honestly, modern corporate managers could probably learn a lot from his absolute refusal to take accountability, though hopefully without the human sacrifice aspect