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Norwegian climber Kristin Harila denies claims she ignored dying sherpa during K2 record-breaking climb

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  1. Decapitat3d
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    It seems like there was little to nothing she could to to help him. The team was on the most dangerous part of the mountain and could have risked their lives even more for someone who might not...

    It seems like there was little to nothing she could to to help him. The team was on the most dangerous part of the mountain and could have risked their lives even more for someone who might not have even made it after their fall. They tried to do what they could and the video the Austrians submitted proves they are too far away to tell what Kristin's team did or did not do to help the dying Sherpa. I'm trying to be sympathetic to the dying man, but the fact is that the title is already trying to emotionally manipulate me.

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    bobby_tables
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    Climb into the death zone, guess what happens? I have a hard time generating admiration, or sympathy, for events that happen in the death zone. Is there a dynamic where rich foreign tourists take...

    Climb into the death zone, guess what happens? I have a hard time generating admiration, or sympathy, for events that happen in the death zone. Is there a dynamic where rich foreign tourists take advantage of local Nepalese guides? Undoubtedly. But, DEATH ZONE. Don't the words "death zone" translate into Nepalese? FAFO. I'm sticking to my recliner situated about 8,000 meters below the death zone.

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    1. Pioneer
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      It's just not as clear cut like that. If this is true, she left someone to die she could possibly have helped (However little) over her own fame and challenge. It makes sense, Death Zone. But the...

      It's just not as clear cut like that.

      If this is true, she left someone to die she could possibly have helped (However little) over her own fame and challenge.

      It makes sense, Death Zone. But the human-response should just not be "My Fame is superior to your suffering", not that our present society actually has that attitude. But if we ever want to be better, that's the attitude we should be taking.

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