I've been watching the National Geographic Mount Everest climbing series and am shocked that they are walking past bodies of climbers who died. If they can carry oxygen tanks up why can't they bring these poor souls back home?
2007-01-09 07:34:00 · 3 answers · asked by Sciencemom 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Other - Games & Recreation
Without the oxygen tanks, they could not survive. With all the gear and equipment they have to carry, they are unable to carry dead bodies. It is a no-man zone.
2007-01-09 07:41:38 · answer #1 · answered by John Luke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Survival is their first priorities. Also these dead climbers were past beyond help. If you're in their place you'd do the same. Climbers are so focus at their goal so they don't usually do anything with fallen ones. It sounds so shocking and unnatural but that's the name of the game up there. Moreover, retrieval were assigned to professional paramedics. Climbers can only do so much to help in the early stage in cases of death. They tried everything in their might to help or to find help, after that, they still continue their journey to the top if they are not the next one to fall. Don't get bothered by it my friend almost all bodies are retrieved and send home not unless missing and irretrievable.
2007-01-09 08:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by egan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
too hard to go and retrieve them some of the time
2007-01-09 07:39:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋