A tragic death during a world record attempt on K2 has ignited a row in the mountaineering community over whether local porters are treated as expendable by western climbers.
After Pakistani porter Mohammed Hassan fell close to the top of K2 in the country’s Karakorum mountains in late July, two climbers who witnessed the scene say that he was left to die by mountaineers who were more interested in setting records than saving lives.
Austrian climbing duo Wilhelm Steindl and Philip Flämig say that they recorded drone video footage on the day which showed climbers walking over his body instead of trying to rescue him.
“It’s all there in the drone footage,” Mr Flämig told Austria’s Standard newspaper. “He is being treated by one person while everyone else is pushing towards the summit. The fact is that there was no organised rescue operation although there were Sherpas and mountain guides on site who could have taken action.”
“Such a thing would be unthinkable in the Alps. He was treated like a second-class human being,” Mt Steindl added.
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Tanks for everything im going for the top 😢
save the sherpas, let the idiot tourists die on the mountain
That's messed up for not helping that dying man? Bunch of heartless mountaineers who will one day meet the same fate and have others like them walk over their dying💀corpse just to reach the top!😡
Damn rip
They're not there to rescue anyone. Stop this woke bullshit.
so many massive idiots here thinking that rescuing the dead people at the most dangerous area of K2 is as easy as calling an ambulance.
No wonder why social media are such rotten garbages. People that have never exposed to danger and having most naive mindset after being babysitted in peace for decades.
I'd rather keep my personal accomplishment to reach summit of K2 than being called "heroes" by these mindless and worthless media.
there is something really wrong with people…
What a shame!
The all went on and smiled in their cameras on top of that stupid rock. That's the world we are living in. :/
Demn they broke the record for the worlds most coldest and evil climbers in the history
The record breaker was talking about how the person was suspended upside down which made it impossible to recover him. Video doesn't corroborate that. I'm confused.
When world record more important than human's life.
None of them man would be up there wasn’t for these sherpas it’s there knowledge an hard work always never shud be left like that rats hope he got down or his body
Это ужасно. Но она была там не одна. Почему никто не захотел помочь шерпу?
The true nature of the person emerges when they are in a dire stituation..
ホント、日本に世界から登山家が集まるような標高世界一の山が無くって良かった。
イザナギ・イザナミとデイダラボッチナイス👍👍👍
The sherpas would never do that to these so-called mountaineers. I've seen sherpas carry injured people on their backs. This was not the case of a sherpa who had fallen down an abyss–which is how I surmised when I read the written accounts–but a case of people stepping over his body. Those foreign climbers may not have been able to help. But they could have actually mobilized all the other sherpas that were working for them. And those sherpas would have been able to carry him down. I agree with the Austrian climbers' critique. Shameful.
The official record of the "record breaking" hike ought to be omitted from any formal recording. There needs to be some kind of public response or this will be the conduct of every community over the world.
Rules are different up there. Their attempt at rescue may mean their own demise. what weight are they dealing with? Can they physically handle the load of the fallen mountaineer? Do they have any medical training? Do they have the proper equipment to handle the extra load of an additional body? Do they have enough oxygen to survive the ordeal back down? Most likely no. Everything is calculated for 1. Mountaineers understand and accept the risks.
it's the Sherpa's record why would even the tourist claim it?
People just domt understand that there is nothing they could do. There is a reason why it costs around $60k to bring someone to base from 8k meters.
that man knew the risk of the summit. if one fails why should all.
Psychopaths
It’s sad, but what we’re they supposed to do? They weren’t trained to rescue someone and even dead bodies are usually not taken back down due to the difficulty.
So instead of being known for her ‘wOrLd ReCoRd’ that literally 0.00001% of the world cares about , all she will be known for is walking over a dying man in order to achieve her dream and satisfy her own ego. Well done.
If they gave him "thoughts and prayers" isn't that enough? That's the standard these days instead of action. Particularly among Christians.
I think pakistan shoul put new laws for those climbers , they had to go back when there is a serius injury , in this case they will be left with one option , to try to save someone' s life ,
If they hired him , then they should provide securety measures and medical care for him , by the way How much dollars they give to the locals , do they train them ??? Or as usual they are workers from the third world who would cars about workers rights ..
How could they break the record if they really have tried to help him , ???? Why she celebrated the record break without mentioning that there is a man who was supposed to be with them had died , if someone from the team died , would not they mention that and show some sadness , ??!!
There are twenty people walking around him not just that lady. If their interest was saving a human being they could have organized themselves and saved him. Getting to take selfies at the top was a higher priority.
Sherpas should stop at a point in the everest where their libes will be at risk and leave the rest to those narcissistic climbers who treat them as expendables.
The success of climbing a mountain that is difficult to climb is a great act respected in a civilized society, so it doesn't really matter for locals to die.
People who don't understand climbing ruled by hate. The saddest person to see this comment section is probably deceased Sherpa.
I think they should ban hiking mount Everest anymore. At this rate it will be covered in corpes. I wouldn't wanna go up their just for that reason. I don't care what kind of record i was trying to beat or if it was once in a lifetime thing, if someone that was in my group was going to die, I would turn back or the last of my energy or efforts to saving them if I could. If I couldn't I would still turn back. Yes I know everyone knows the risk, I get that. I wouldn't have the strength to go on anymore after watching someone freaking die in front of me.
What about the guy filming? What did he do?
Literally stepping over a dying man. Pathetic
As the Sherpa said “ there is no rescue on K2” so go at your own risk.
Dont bunch up keep moving, we all got a job.
We all know the risks.
Even dog in street are rescue but no human being