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Man left to die on Everest	Message #18
As David Sharp lay dying, gasping for air, on Mount Everest, more than 40 climbers passed by him, offered no assistance, and continued their climb. David Sharp, a British mountaineer, died of oxygen deficiency on his descent from the summit of Mount Everest. The mountaineering world has been roiled from the death and accusations of inhumanity have been expressed at the climbers who didn't come to his assistance. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first to reach the summit of the mountain, has said ""Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain. It was wrong if there was a man suffering altitude problems and was huddled under a rock, just to lift your hat, say 'good morning' and pass on by." Other climbers have said they were taught to never risk their own life to save another person. David Sharp was only about 1,000 feet short of the 29,035-foot summit. Carrying him to safety would have been imposs... Click here for full article.
comments (0 so far)	Posted by Lisa (profile) - Chickadee Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 11:24:10 EST