This Will Make You Sick

Quite a while back now, we reported on a New Zealand mountain climber who became the first double amputee to climb Mount Everest. Well, it seems there is a bit more to the story. Early into the final climb, Mark Inglis and the rest  of his team came across a stricken British climber who had run out of oxygen on the way down.

And they left him to die.

Remarkable story - but one that is incomplete.  Mr Inglis and his team of climbers came across a stricken lone climber at 8500m up the mountain who was headed down from the summit and had run out of oxygen and was dying.  Inglis and team were heading up - and kept on climbing, leaving David Sharp to die alone on the cold mountain.

Sure, they made a radio call to base and had a chat about what to do amongst themselves, decided Sharp was beyond saving and left him to continue their "amazing, stuff of dreams" ascent. 

I think that perhaps when Inglis lost his legs he also lost his humanity and conscience.  Apparently he may lose some fingers from the last climb, I suggest he has lost a lot more than digits, he's lost any right to respect.

Go over to the Daily Bayonet and read the rest. You'll be sick to your stomach though. Mark Inglis is no hero. He's not even fit for decent people to associate with.