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Insight into thinking / difficulties: "Disappointed, but no regrets"

http://www.everestnews.com/everest2006/coupleeverest2006dis05312006.htm

Nope, not for me. I'm quite content with my paper cuts and ... where's my tea?

That story from fellow-climber's perspective:

http://www.everestnews.com/everest2006/coupleeverest2006dis05292006.htm

"Oh No!

Just here at over 8600m we ran into Paul and his Sherpas again. At first I was elated as I thought we'd somehow caught up to them, but then he told me of his predicament with his oxygen, the only option being for him to go down. ... He urged me to go on saying "you've got it in the bag!". ... At the time I was so focused on the reality of seeing whether I could get to the top or not, I didn't really think of any other options but putting my all into getting as far up as I could.

But as I plodded on, I began to think of the disappointment for Paul and the shame in not being able to achieve this together. As well as wondering whether I should have gone down with him so that we could try again together some other time, or whether I should have offered my oxygen and gone down (which to be honest, didn't even cross my mind - maybe the altitude?). We said a brief good bye and good luck and then parted, up and down the mountain."