So close and yet....

I just watched a guy get told to turn around from his summit attempt on Mount Everest when he was only 350 feet from the top. Of course, that 350 feet is two hours of climbing for this guy and he only had two hours total oxygen left on him (leaving no oxygen for the climb back down to his last oxygen stash). He is ignoring the order from the expedition leader to turn around. Mind you, he's already seen a nearly dead climber get lowered past him.

Logic does not work well in an oxygen-deprived brain. Even standing next to the dead body of a dead guy who failed to turn around soon enough, they are pressing on and arguing with the expedition leader and a Sherpa with the 10 summits under his belt. Everybody in the expedition that's down at Camp 4 is trying to convince them to turn around. These guys are going to die. Unfortunately, they'll end up taking Sherpas with him.

Bold climbers die. Smart climbers live. Everest will always be there.