Dan Lambskin wrote:they could have at least gave him a Powersauce bar
So if they were 1000 feet from the summit then they were at 28000+ feet.
It woulda been tough but someone shoulda done it
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Dan Lambskin wrote:they could have at least gave him a Powersauce bar
Omaha Red Sox wrote:knapplc wrote:AcidRock23 wrote:I would think that heading up Everest w/o the proper supplies would also be considered a major no-no. The story does point out that none of the people there had enough oxygen to get him down. Sure it seems 'cold hearted' and uncool but it also sounds as if if anybody had stopped to help him or tried to lug him down, there might have been more bodies?
I don't know what you're getting at here, but the bottom line is this - you don't leave a man behind. Period. Anyone who does this kind of climbing will tell you that.
I see what he's saying. Basically if you don't have the resources to save someone's life, you simply can't. I don't necessarily agree with that philosophy, since I find it hard to believe 40 people could walk by and no one has extra oxygen to help him down the mountain. If he's not getting oxygen where he was how would it hurt to attempt taking him down the mountain. He'd be getting the same amount of oxygen whether you chose to ignore or pulled him down without compromising your own supply.
People forget what Good Samaritan means...
WharfRat wrote:Not directly related, but anyone who is interested in this type of thing should check out Into Thin Air, about an expedition in '96 that went bad. An incredible book and a terribly tragic story.
TheRock wrote:I remember hearing Beck Weathers speak about his Mt. Everest experience once. He mentioned that at that altitude it's all a person can do to keep themselves alive let alone help someone else, so it's common practice to leave those who fall. He was abandoned himself and was in no way bitter about it. I'll try to find a link.
acsguitar wrote:WharfRat wrote:Not directly related, but anyone who is interested in this type of thing should check out Into Thin Air, about an expedition in '96 that went bad. An incredible book and a terribly tragic story.
Krackhouer eh..
Yea I gotta read that.
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chadlincoln wrote:Good news. The guy isn't dead. He made it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060527/en ... 0527130903
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