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People die on Everest, regardless of how well they were prepared physically, mentally, or materially. Not taking oxygen is not the worst way to be unprepared,
by comrade_ogilvy 13y ago
People die on Everest, regardless of how well they were prepared physically, mentally, or materially. Not taking oxygen is not the worst way to be unprepared, it likely only means you will give up sooner. The sooner you give up on the attempt on the peak, the more likely you are to survive it.
- grecy 13y ago> The sooner you give up on the attempt on the peak, the more likely you are to survive it. Are you implying giving up (or in fact not trying at all) is the best approach? Are you implying that surviving is more important that reaching the summit?