i think it takes great courage and a great man, when at the top of one of the tallest peaks in the world, to choose to save a friend, and failing that, choosing to stay with that friend till he drew his last breath. and in accompanying his friend on his last journey, he gave up his last chance of survival.

it also takes great friends with big hearts to make the dangerous climb up the same mountain just to retrieve the bodies of their friends.

it's people like these that give me some hope for humanity.