What a tight-knit band of brothers these professional climbers must be. Imagine one selflessly laying down his life for the vanity of all the rest....
I think we ought find out who all these 40 fearless men and women are who let nothing stand in the way of making the summit. Let their names be shouted from the mountaintops and let it be known just what they did to get there.
Let them bask in the glory they so richly deserve! I believe Everest is situated in a land where Karma is taken seriously. Let us help these folks experience Karma to the fullest extent!
Sharpe went up by himself. He apparently misjudged the amount of Ox he needed to take. He summited and went down, on the way back down. He appears to have been the last one going down that day. He spent the night up there, which you can't do. It's -22oF and the Ox pressure is only 29% of sea level. He litterally froze. The only time he was even slightly conscious, was when folks were trying to get him up and giving him Ox.
The other folks found him later the next day. All he could was move was his eyelids. Not only did the Inglis group try to help him, some Sherpa buddies of his that he previously had climbed with did also. This guy was well liked. Had he gone up with someone else, or had comms with him, it probably wouldn't have ended up this way. It would have been a night op, but I would have gone up to get him, before he froze. I doubt many clients could. After he hits the condition he was in though, it's futile. He was literally froze stiff. From this point, you're talking about bringing a body back, not trying to save him.
I noted from various outfitter's sites, that they are always running to rescue various teams of clients. Sherpas and staff provide help and equipment from the limited amt available. There's an account on the previous thread on what the Sherpas tried to do. Inglis' description of Sharpe wasn't given by anyone except dome Brit moralist. That link is on the same thread. The papers and Hillary failed to give Sharpe's real condition and the circumstances that led to it. Sensationalism is all they're interested in.