The Abandonment of Gerard McDonnell
One month ago, I wrote “Heroes in Fine-print”, which highlighted the actions of two Sherpas who were involved in rescuing several survivors of the K2 tragedy. In subsequent interviews with them, some new information has come to light that should be reported as part of the ongoing effort to find out precisely what happened. The [...]
Heroes in Fine Print
“On the mountain there were no heroes,” K2 survivor Cas van de Gevel was recently quoted as saying in Outside Magazine, ” just an unspoken agreement that you help as much as you can.”
Outside and Men’s Journal recently published feature length pieces on the K2 disaster. Both stories lead with the tale of three European [...]
