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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (68995)	5/26/2006 12:24:44 PM
From: tonto	Respond to of 361090

that's it!

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (68995)	5/26/2006 12:27:16 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361090

'Dead' Everest climber 'is alive' Dozens of people have perished attempting to scale Everest An Australian man believed to have died as he descended Mount Everest has been found alive. Lincoln Hall, 50, was presumed to have died on Thursday when he was left behind by his Sherpas after he started hallucinating and refusing to move. But another climber found Mr Hall still alive on Friday, triggering a large-scale rescue effort. Duncan Chessell, whose company DCXL is helping in the rescue, said Mr Hall remained in "grave danger". "It's going to be a miracle if he can get out of it. He is in bad shape," he said. The incident came amid continuing controversy over whether a New Zealand climber, Mark Inglis, was right to leave behind British climber David Sharp, who died on Mount Everest earlier this month. Tea and oxygen Mr Hall, an experienced climber, reached the summit of Everest on Thursday. Another member of the climb, German Thomas Weber, died shortly before reaching the summit, according to a statement issued by expedition leader Alexander Abramov. Mr Hall became weak as he and two Sherpas descended, and then became incoherent and semi-conscious, according to Mr Chessell, who had been informed of events by radio. The Sherpas tried to move Mr Hall down the mountain, but after several hours' effort and running out of oxygen, they were told by their expedition leader to leave him behind, Mr Chessell said, speaking in Australia. Mr Abramov's statement said Mr Hall had died as he descended. But on Friday, an American climber - Dan Mazur - came across Mr Hall and found he had survived the night, at more than 8,000m (24,000ft) and was still alive. After giving him hot tea and oxygen, a radio call was made to Mr Abramov, who ordered an urgent rescue mission. Mr Chessell warned that it was too early to say if the rescue would be successful. "It's a big risk for them to go up there. It will take at least three days to get him back to safety," he said.