I am not a mountain climber, but that if I am ever in trouble, I hope someone like Daniel Mazur lends a helping hand to me. This is a great story of an American climbing guide who gave up his ascent of the highest mountain in the world to help a stranded climber just days after many others passed by a British climber who eventually died on Everest.This story reminded me of what a couple of men in our church named Mick and Clint did to help a distressed woman the other day as she sat weeping in her truck. This guy Daniel is a hero who is receiving much deserved press coverage, but Mick and Clint are hero's in their own right in my book!
I love what Daniel Mazur went on to say in this AP story about the rescue.
"Oh yeah, it was worth it," he said. "You can always go back to the summit but you only have one life to live. If we had left the man to die, that would have always been on my mind ... How could you live with yourself?"
I forgot to mention that Daniel's two paying clients had to sacrifice their ascent as well to save this man. On top of that, other climbers had already passed by and left Lincoln Hall, the stranded climber to die! Stories like this remind me of the parable that Jesus told 2000 years ago to his followers to illustrate the need to demonstrate faith and love with action. Jesus finished that parable with the words, "Go and do likewise." Sounds like good advice to me! Way to go Daniel Mazur! Way to go Mick and Clint!
Tags: Mount Everest, mountain climbing, rescue, Daniel Mazur, Christianity, Jesus Christ, good Samaritan
What a bunch of twits... I can't believe that people would just pass by like that knowing what the consequences are. In my mind it borders on negligent homicide. The only thing saving their butts is that there is no legal duty to act, only a moral one.
ReplyDeleteKinda gives new meaning to that old adage of stepping on others on your way to the top.
The great thing is that everybody is ultimately accountable for their actions. So eventually what goes around comes around.
It's nice to know that there are still a few good people that are willing to sacrifice what is probably their one and only shot at a life goal to help another.
HOKFOTA,
ReplyDeleteWell said! It is very sad that getting to the top of a mountain takes priority over a human life. It is amazing how little people will kill for, or neglect life for. In comparison to the value of one person, Everest is a pile of rocks and dirt.
Doug
It's feast or famine with you ... feast or famine...
ReplyDeleteThere has to have been something worth posting about in the last 12 days... Graduation, Microsofts answer to the ipod, the upset at the Open, the new episcopal bishop, Jim putting up a new post, Dan Rather leaving CBS, World cup progress... where are you, man??
Wow, not even heckling worked...
ReplyDeleteYou know you leave in a couple days, you could at least throw us a bone!
Couldn't agree more Hokfota!
ReplyDeleteGuess some things just never change on good 'ol planet earth!