Another Mountain Client Left to Die…
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?id=17025 The Micheal Matthews Story
Daily Mail, Wed, June 2, 2010: ‘British mountaineer left to die on Everest.’ Another mountain clients was left to die on Mount Everest when Peter Kinloch was apparently, abandoned during his descent of the mountain. Not for the first time a client who had become blind through altitude was left to his fate. Just two weeks before, a thirteen year old successfully climbed and returned safely from the same summit. Several years ago, another mountain client, Mike Rheinbereger, became ‘snow-blind’ above the ‘Second Step’ , near the summit of Everest. Unable to descend the vertical step, his guide, who had abseiled, descended ahead of his client, left him; was told by radio, to leave him behind. The guide should remain behind the client, roped to him, ready to give any assistance. Otherwise, they should not be up there… In 1995, my client fell into a ‘bottomless’ crevasse on the Kalhetner Glacier, Mount McKinley and his ‘pulk’; his fully laden sledge followed him in. I had to get him out alone, there was nobody else in-sight. I had to get him out – or go in with him -there was no thought of – cutting the rope; leaving him behind. By the time the Park Rangers arrives (called up on the radio – not easy with one hand holding the rope) one hour later, I had him safely out. If you can’t climb-right don’t climb, otherwise, someone is going to die…
Category : Accidents
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