Survivors grapple with guilt from "summary" of Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
The survivors of the disastrous Everest expedition of 1996 were left with overwhelming guilt in the aftermath of the tragedy. As they struggled to come to terms with the loss of their fellow climbers, they also found themselves grappling with the question of whether they could have done more to prevent the disaster. Many of them were haunted by the feeling that they could have made different decisions that might have saved lives. For example, guide Anatoli Boukreev was plagued by guilt over his decision to descend from the summit without oxygen, leaving his clients behind. Similarly, Sandy Pittman wondered if her presence on the expedit...
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