Re:Everest is littered with dead, exposed bodies
by burgerbrain on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @03:15AM
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It's probably also worth noting that the first man to successfully scale Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, has publicly voiced his disgust with those who leave their fellow climbers to die on the mountain.
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Re:Everest is littered with dead, exposed bodies
by rdl on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @03:49AM
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I think it's ok to leave dead bodies on the mountain to make your ascent, but not ok to leave someone who could possibly be saved. Taking any substantial risks to the living to recover bodies is completely unacceptable -- Everest is as good a grave as any.
I wouldn't take the 4% risk of death from climbing Everest at all just to be #50 in a single climbing season, though. I'd be willing to accept a 50% risk of death to be the first person on Mars.
Re:Everest is littered with dead, exposed bodies
by JabavuAdams on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @09:51AM
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> Taking any substantial risks to the living to recover bodies is completely unacceptable
Why? This is a cultural conclusion that can be debated and modified. People are already risking their lives just by being on Everest, so it can't just be risking life == bad.