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Originally Posted by reece(:

The unwritten code among climbers is to abandon their quests in order to help others in peril. On Everest, many believe that the standard code does not apply due to the difficulties involved in climbing the tallest mountain on earth. Many argue that it's every man for himself and that Everest has become a moral “gray area." This modern mentality has pushed the climbing world into civil war, with Sharp's death only further highlighting the issue.



this is wrong in soo many ways

I know. Why would you even want to continue if you happened across a dying climber or even a dead body. Apparently they litter the routes up and it said that some used the ‘Green Boots’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty’ bodies as markers for how long they had left to the summit