It looks like in this case she knew she would be able to get them both down. So maybe I a better description is “compassionate act”. And presence of mind as it is so easy to get confused up there with the altitude etc. But you are right, there are cases where saving yourself should be considered, where the risk of saving someone is too great. Especially if you have a family back home other contributions too.
Very brave act.
Snow is good for the body.
What happened to save yourself first?
It looks like in this case she knew she would be able to get them both down. So maybe I a better description is “compassionate act”. And presence of mind as it is so easy to get confused up there with the altitude etc. But you are right, there are cases where saving yourself should be considered, where the risk of saving someone is too great. Especially if you have a family back home other contributions too.