I can't understand how that happened to one person and the other 2 were seemingly fully functional. They were exposed to the same conditions at the same time. So, that is hard to believe this climber would be that far gone without someone intervening. That is part of being a climbing team, look after each other. Was there a condition that was different for him compared to his friends, a contributing factor such as mountain sickness from altitiude, or...?
That's the part of the story that I'm hung up on. I've never climbed outdoors but hyporthermia is serious business for any outdoor enthusiast. I would think that anybody considering climbing a mountain, especially experienced climbers, would be on heightened alert for it and trained to know what to do. As part of a team, shouldn't there be a commitment to each other to take care of each other and do something when things start going south? We don't have enough details, I know, but I wonder how it got that far?
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