Climb of a Lifetime

The whole story about Federico Campanini and his death on Aconcagua makes me so sad and also angry. I know it's a big controversy and probably will remain so for a long time. All I can say is that when I climbed Aconcagua a few years ago, we came across a man who had spent the night out in the open probably 100 feet from the summit and appeared to be suffering from both hypothermia and HAPE. He was given tea and physically warmed up to the point where he could at least stand. Then my guide Lhakpa Rita Sherpa, brought him down the mountain. One person brought him down. Granted the man could walk but not very well and he was definitely disoriented. 

I will not comment anymore on the subject as I don't know the circumstances around the rescue attempt, this video, etc. but it is still devastatingly sad and worrying to see.