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Australian Everest climber alive
London:
Ace Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall has "come back from the dead"
literally. According to The Telegraph, Hall was initially declared dead
by his expedition leader after apparently perishing on his way down from
the summit. On Friday, however, the 50-year-old was discovered alive by
a climber on his way to the summit, huddling on the mountain's "second
step". Hall was given a cup of hot tea and oxygen and he was able to use
the radio for help. A dozen Sherpas were called to help him down the mountain
on a stretcher. Hall, a former director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation
and a climber with 30 years' experience, reached the summit of Everest
on Thursday. As he descended the mountain, he began to lose co-ordination
and collapsed. Hall communicated with colleagues for several hours by
radio, but eventually, stopped responding to calls. Sherpas accompanying
him reported his death to the expedition leader. Thereafter, he was presumed
to have suffered high altitude cerebral edema, a severe form of altitude
sickness, and declared dead. The latest drama is likely to fuel the debate
about the dangers of climbing Everest and the ethics governing the care
of those who get into trouble. It follows the death of David Sharp, a
British climber, who was left to die on the mountain as around 40 climbers
passed him.
-May 27, 2006
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