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The episode discusses the survival story of a Sherpa left for dead on Everest and the implications for the mountaineering industry.

A Sherpa was left for dead on Everest at the end of the climbing season. Stranded for almost a week thousands of metres up in extreme conditions, he survived. But his story is not a new story, and it raises questions about the mountaineering industry that has risen around the industry of summiting the world's most dangerous episodes. We've been here before, so can lessons be learned? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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