Abandoned on Everest

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Originally Posted by Groves

I think it's naive to believe that men can never be swayed by ego or pride into making bad decisions. Decisions to pass by when they could aid or save. Those are the men that should be haunted, not well meaning folks who have done all they reasonably could.

That I can agree with, for the most part. But once you get above "the death zone," there is very, very little you can actually do.

In season 1 of Expedition Everest, one of the climbers insisted on continuing to climb up when it was obvious to everyone else that he couldn't. There was literally nothing they could do to stop him. All they could do was talk to him, because picking him up from his sitting position and helping him back down just wasn't an option, even for the master sherpas. Luckily for him, he still had enough energy and sense to turn around.