Sir Edmund Hillary sees it different than you. I think I will give him the benefit of the doubt being he is the one who made it to the top and back down first.
However, I have his actual quotes and even he seems to leave plenty open to interpretation.
"On my expedition there was no way you would have left a man under a rock to die," said Hillary. "It simply would not have happened. If you have someone who is in great need and you are still strong and energetic then you have a duty really to give all you can to get the man down and getting to the summit becomes secondary."
I'll completely agree with Sir Hillary on this.