[BullDog108]

It's simple math. Attempting to save one dying man could have killed them all. They were at an elevation where brain damage has already started from lack of oxygen. They had to get back down to thicker atmosphere before they started dying too. The guy went up on the cheap and got his money's worth.

First intelligent reply in the whole thread. Thank you!

[From a veteran of the 1972 and 1976 American Dhualagiri expeditions]

[seowulf]

It's simple math. Attempting to save one dying man could have killed them all. They were at an elevation where brain damage has already started from lack of oxygen. They had to get back down to thicker atmosphere before they started dying too. The guy went up on the cheap and got his money's worth. First intelligent reply in the whole thread. Thank you!

You know, sometimes getting to the top is not the most important thing in life. If it is more important to you to crawl over the dying to get to your goal, then maybe you need a little more human compassion.

If they had enough O2 to make it to the top, they had enough to turn around and go down the mountain.

[MEGoody]

They had to get back down to thicker atmosphere before they started dying too.

Based on my reading of the article, the team was climbing (going up the mountain) when they passed him, not descending. Seems to me that rescuing a dying man was more important than continuing to climb. But of course, that wouldn't be the case for glory hounds.

If the article says anywhere that they were descending, please point it out to me.

[Lurker]

I find the explanation given in post #3 to be much more likely.

I've met a couple of 'mountain climbers' and they are without doubt exactly as the poster here described.

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[cherry]

are you a Roskelly?.....he's from Gonzaga territory.....and Kim Momb as well, IIRC....