[schu]

Read the book or watch the movie "Touching the Void", it captures the challenges and moral dilemma extremely well.

Not sure I would want to make that decision about cutting the rope.

That said, these guys should have made an attempt, not sure I would want that on my conscious.

schu

[nuancey]

I wonder if these trekkers who take these dangerous climbs have to sign some waiver that if one falls into distress, no one is obligated to help. More than one "good Samaritan" has been sued before by their aided victim or victim's family.