[blam]

Hillary Clinton was named after Sir Edmund Hillary.

[Izzy Dunne]

Hillary Clinton was named after Sir Edmund Hillary.

Actually, she was named BEFORE Sir Edmund Hillary (climbed the peak).

[atomicpossum]

Yes. She was named after him seven years before he became famous.

(Another of her fanciful 'truths.')

[Reactionary]

No need to worry. I'm sure the petulant little degenerates are good liberals; I'm sure they didn't leave a single scrap of paper on the mountain.

[the invisib1e hand]

"I think the whole attitude toward [insert any activity] has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top," he said.

Sir Edmund later said he would have abandoned his own pioneering climb in 1953 to save another life.

As Jesse Naisbitt used to say, "they don't make men like they used to.

[ishabibble]

Well, now Mark Inglis is famous too. He's that morally corrupt POS that let another human being die, rather that miss his measly and no longer relevant 15 minutes of fame.

Here's hoping he himself one day dies of shame.
Oh yeah, I think he is a double amputee. Is that the part I was supposed to be impressed by?

[hardworking]

You never know what the whole truth is. A dear friend of mine ( a VERY experienced and sought-after climber) died several years ago on Everest and is still there. The conditions often defy the imagination.

[CWOJackson]

It's really difficult for me to get too worked up over this. Several years back we lost a couple of Park Rangers on Mt. Rainer who died trying to rescue some climbers. That bothered me.

[Sabatier]

Beck Weathers was left for dead twice on Mt. Everest back in '96. Amazing story of survival that he wrote about and also Jon Krakauer.

[Captain Peter Blood]

What about George Leigh Mallory who "May" have been the first person at the summitt of Everest? If they ever find his body it will be interesting to see if he actually that vest paocket Kodak Camera.

[AnAmericanMother]

Where are all those guys who were saying it was o.k. to leave this dude, yesterday?

Sir Edmund's word must count for something. Although the utilitarians probably think he's a dinosaur.

"Am I my brother's keeper?"

[Mamzelle]

re: The people just want to get to the top,")))

The allure of the Bragging Right. That's why the rich and privileged are the ones who need to climb. They've learned how little bragging they get to do with the cash.

That's why Rutan will collect big bucks so that wealthy twerps can throw up in low-altitude space and catch a glimpse of Earth for a few seconds out the window, if they can keep from puking long enough.

Looks like a few climbers in this story will enjoy a whole new kind of immortality--they'll be rememebered as the Ones Who Let Him Die.

[Tall_Texan]

"Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain," Sir Edmund said.

Sir Eddie, that whole "respect for human life" thing went out with the Sixties. Ask Terri Schiavo. Oh, that's right...

[goldstategop]

Sir Edmund is a world class human being. His values are in the right place. For me, doing the right thing precedes even the acquisition of fame.

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")

[Revolting cat!]

Hillary Clinton was named after Sir Edmund Hillary.

Cain't be! Sir Edmund Hillary was named after Hillary Rodham and Dan Brown is writing a book about this ("it's FICTION, people!") mystery and the conspiracy to conceal it (Opie will direct.)

[Chena]

While I do understand the nature of the climb and the dangerous conditions these climbers have put themselves in, I do not understand how any decent human being could pass by this man and not at least try to save his life. I know I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't at least tried.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

"I think the whole attitude toward climbing Mount Everest has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top," he said.

I wonder how many of these extreme-sports type would pursue their sports if they were the only one on earth and had no one to tell their stories too.

I rather think most of them wouldn't do anything, that the primary motivation for these people is to brag about what they've done.

It is worse than shameful that the desire to boast took precedence over human life.

[Fintan]

Hillary Clinton was named after Sir Edmund Hillary.
 

I thought Sir Edmund Hillary was named after Hillary Clinton.

Geez, ya learn something new every day...