• livus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It’s incredibly callous to decide to just continue on their world record attempt instead of stopping the climb and trying properly to save the guy.

    This longer article has the footage and more in-depth explanations.

    I can’t help thinking it’s true, if this had been a westerner instead of a sherpa they would not have treated him like this.

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      I’m not sure what more to expect from these people. They arent breaking new ground, they arent contributing to science and exploration, they are just trying to get their “world record” for their own selfish reasons. They absolutely would step over a westerner if it it’s corpse stood in their way.They use the bodies as milestones…

      I’m not gonna stop them trying, but I’m certainly not impressed with their “achievement”. I do feel bad for the sherpa, who is just trying to feed his family. Hopefully more of them realise that their lives are not worth the risk.

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        1 year ago

        Good point. Seems like the Turkish team tried to save him and everyone else ignored him…

        Also, arguing against my point, I noticed some other teams have spoken out eg

        Said Lukas Furtenbach, owner of Furtenbach Adventures: “We would have stopped our summit push and helped, no matter what it takes. Even if it means we have to give up our oxygen supplies and even if it means no summit for all our clients. This is a fundamental part of the pre-summit push briefing I do with all clients. I always prepare them so that if we come across a situation like that, we help. Period.” Source.

        There have been several incidents on Everest in recent years which have highlighted Sherpas feeling bad about how they are treated, though.

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        1 year ago

        You’re right, he was ethnically Pakistani and as a porter was lower in the heirarchy than Sherpas by the looks of it.