The climbers were accused of the death of their comrade

Young Briton David Sharp, who recently died while descending from Everest, was not given the necessary assistance by other climbers, believes the legendary New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, who was the first to conquer this highest mountain peak on the planet. Hillary said his expedition would never leave a person to die in such conditions.

When the Briton began his descent from the summit, he had problems with his oxygen tank. Because of this, he fell behind the other members of his expedition and later died. It is believed that about 40 climbers passed by the slowly dying Sharp, striving for the summit. Hillary noted that none of them helped their comrade, as everyone was in a hurry to get to the top.

“A person’s life is much more important than this achievement of climbing a mountain,” Hillary told the New Zealand press in this regard. He called for a reduction in the number of annual ascents of Everest because too many climbers die each year.

Edmund Hillary, together with the most experienced guide Norgay Tenzing, was the first to conquer Everest in 1953. // Interfax

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