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« on: Dec 31 2006, 14:35 »

A SAS team from Britain saves a dying climber stranded on Cho Oyu near the 24,000 ft level
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2524588,00.html
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« Reply #1 on: Dec 31 2006, 18:42 »

Great story. It seems that Marabotto could have gotten his rescuers a little more than a dinner in Kathmandu! Roll Eyes  Wink

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« Reply #2 on: Dec 31 2006, 19:03 »

I agree. The positive publicity that the rescuers will get will be worth more than any financial reward, but maybe that will come later when he gets back home.
What bothers me is that other parties passed him just above camp 2 and did not return to help him or even delay their ascent.
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