Climber faces backlash for blocking sherpa who rescued him from Everest death zone

Climber faces backlash for blocking sherpa who rescued him from Everest death zone

LADbible - News·2023-06-07 23:00

You'd think that if someone saved your life that at least a thank you might be in order.

But one climber has shocked people online after reportedly blocking the man who rescued him on Instagram, and thanking his sponsors instead.

The climber from Malaysia has been identified as Ravichandran Tharumalingam or T Ravichandran, and had been among the many people scaling Everest this year.

However, Ravichandran had gotten into difficulty during a critical part of the climb. He had reached the ominously-named 'Death Zone' of the mountain, so-called because the oxygen levels in the air are no longer sufficient to sustain life.

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