Fatalities At Everest

“SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- An Australian mountaineer left for dead near the summit of Mt. Everest has been found alive after spending a night out on the world's highest mountain, but remains severely ill with frostbite and altitude sickness.

Lincoln Hall, 50, was initially reported to have died of cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, as he descended the mountain, according to expedition leader Alexander Abramov, on internet site www.mounteverest.net.


However, climbers ascending the next day discovered Hall still alive near the peak and launched an immediate rescue operation.

Hall's survival comes a week after British climber David Sharp died after getting into difficulties on his descent from the 8,850 metre (29,035 foot) summit. Several groups of climbers passed Sharp but did not stop to help.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/australia.everest.reut/index.html”

“hey, I am not saying whats happening is right. I am saying its what happening. Go ahead and climb everest and get yourself in trouble and start screaming how you think its just wrong for people to walk past you and see how far it gets you. For me, even if I was in any kind of shape to Climb Everest I wouldn't do it. Too many peeps die on that mountain.

14 people have died this year. 14!!! If that was America they'd close the damn mountain.”

“Nice Link, Tango. Just saw the Story on the News.

Another climber pronounced dead by Morons. And rescued in the Death Zone, no less.

Like I said, no excuse for the 40+ #&%!$s.”

“bm I agree with you 110%.”

“I would NEVER climb Everest. I am a helper by nature (EMT, Deputy Sheriff) there is NO WAY in heaven I could walk past someone in trouble, even if it was a risk to my own. I've risked my life for people I didn't know multiple times before and would do it again.”

“Tango is a good person :)”

“Buck, point well made!

How come no one is bringing up that a climber was just left for dead again and then he made it down the mountain? This must be a new situation, because I believe he was with a group and from Australia. Anyone have a link to that story? I've been out planning hikes and hiking, so I didn't get the whole story.”

“Thank you SC. LS, that's my link, it's about the 2nd guy that was left.”

“Tango, okay, I just checked out your second link. I had thought it was about the first climber that was left for dead.

Geez, this 2nd situation is worst than the first, leaving a man for dead when he's alive!!!! I don't think I'd be going on any expeditions led by that guy who was the group leader or anyone from that company. Doesn't anyone know how to check for a pulse????”

“Well I agree that no one should ever be "left for dead" or you should never ever walk past someone in need, but as far as the death toll goes, in no way can you blame the mountain. I've always had the strong goal of standing on top of the world, and I still intend on trying. Anyone with the intentions on climbing Everest should be well aware that the skill of climbing can only help so much, and anyone is sucseptible to being injured/killed. Frankly one must come to terms with mountaineering, and understand death is not un-common.”

“Jaynewallllllllll, from the Everest movie, it seems even people who feel they are ready for that climb just can't make it sometimes. Bad weather, tough climb etc. just take their toll on some climbers.

I don't know. I think anyone who does Everest should be prepared to not come back although I don't think anyone really thinks that when they start out or why would they do it? Everest is one tough mountain to climb with many pitfalls and nothing is guaranteed in life, with that combination, I would not assume I'd be making it back without any a doubt. I don't think anyone can.”

“Everest is not like every other mountain. Are there other mountains where a line forms to summit. The Hillary Step can only be climbed one person at a time. That slows those coming up, and god forbid, prevents anyone from coming down from the summit if someone gets stuck on it.”

“http://www.everestnews.com/everest2006/sharp06012006.htm

One team passed him on the way up, and on the way down. He's even on film stating his name and the team he was with.&rd