Inglis told Television New Zealand last month that members of his party found Sharp close to death, tried to give him oxygen and sent out a radio distress call before continuing to the summit. Inglis said that when they radioed Brice at base camp he had advised them to carry on with the summit bid without attempting a rescue.
When Brice first knew about Sharp may have had little effect on whether anything could be done for him.
The man was still frozen at the top of the highest mountain in the world.