Sherpa's Heroic Rescue in Mount Everest's Death Zone.
TL;DR
Two Chinese climbers abandoned their ascent to the summit of Mount Everest to rescue an unconscious woman who was out of oxygen and suffering from frostbite. Fan Jiangtao and Xie Ruxiang spent two hours taking the woman down a steep slope and eventually got her to Camp 4 below the “death zone”. Fan even helped pay the woman’s $10,000 rescue fee. Although they didn't reach the summit, Fan said saving a person’s life is far more valuable than reaching the peak.
- Chinese climbers near Mount Everest summit abandon ascent to rescue dying woman New York Post
- Chinese woman refuses to pay US$10,000 fee after Everest rescue, angering public South China Morning Post
- Expedition company refutes sherpa's account of heroic Everest rescue The Independent
- Sherpa rescues Malaysian climber from Mount Everest 'death zone' ABC7 News Bay Area
- Sherpa Recounts Daring Rescue of Climber in Mount Everest's Death Zone The Daily Beast
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