Horrifying.
Hillary rips climbers who left dying man
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Mount Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary said Wednesday he was shocked that dozens of climbers left a British mountaineer to die during their own attempts on the world's tallest peak.
David Sharp, 34, died apparently of oxygen deficiency while descending from the summit during a solo climb last week.
More than 40 climbers are thought to have seen him as he lay dying, and almost all continued to the summit without offering assistance.
"Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain," Hillary was quoted as saying in an interview with New Zealand Press Association.
I don't know which of these three things I find worse:
1. This has happened before.
2. This happened now.
3. This will happen again, and probably again after that.
If you want to read more about the dangers of Everest and how it can bring out the worst and the best in humanity, a must read is Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Mount Everest pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary said Wednesday he was shocked that dozens of climbers left a British mountaineer to die during their own attempts on the world's tallest peak.
David Sharp, 34, died apparently of oxygen deficiency while descending from the summit during a solo climb last week.
More than 40 climbers are thought to have seen him as he lay dying, and almost all continued to the summit without offering assistance.
"Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain," Hillary was quoted as saying in an interview with New Zealand Press Association.
I don't know which of these three things I find worse:
1. This has happened before.
2. This happened now.
3. This will happen again, and probably again after that.
If you want to read more about the dangers of Everest and how it can bring out the worst and the best in humanity, a must read is Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air.
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