I made plenty of comments on this on an earlier thread.
But in summary, hauling a body down a 30 degree ice slope at the top of the highest mountain in the world is a lot more difficult that you think.
Forty people passing by a dying man is apparently very easy, though. I don't see why some (not accusing you) are so cavalier.
Imagine the reaction we'd have if we learned that 40 strangers acted as a team to save one man? We'd be going "WOW!" Instead, most people are making excuses along the lines of "He was stupid, and they paid $35k, so..."
What the **** is the MATTER with some people?
Don't bother, I'm done with this story (again, not due to anything you've posted). The more I read of people's defenses of this action, the sicker I'm feeling.
I agree, to an extent. Unless they have the altitude acclimatization of a Sherpa or the DNA of a Reinhold Messner, climbers in the death zone are lucky to save themselves.
What has changed is the commercialization. I get the sense that in the old days, all climbers felt a kinship and if one got into trouble everyone else in range would race in to help. Multiple helpers makes a rescue (barely) possible above 8000 meters. But now with with commercial expeditions, it's just amateurs who don't know and don't care much about each other, guided (sometimes poorly) by professionals who have all they can do to keep functional clients going, let alone badly injured ones.