congenitaldisease: Francys Arsentiev was the first woman to make it to the summit of Mount Everst wi
congenitaldisease: Francys Arsentiev was the first woman to make it to the summit of Mount Everst without the aid of bottled oxygen. Sadly, she never made it down alive. On 24 May, 1998, she became separated from husband, Sergei Arsentiev, while they were descending Mount Everest. What happened next is shady, but what is known is that another climbing group discovered her seemingly lifeless body. It appeared as though she had fallen and had become victim to the elements. She was semi-conscious and couldn’t move on her own. “Don’t leave me here to die” she begged them. They attempted to carry her but when they became too fatigued, they left her alone on the mountain. When her husband, Sergei, noticed she was missing, he went back in an attempt to find her. It was the last time he was seen alive. His body wasn’t found until the following year - he had fallen and died while attempting to rescue his wife. Francys was last seen alive by another two climbers, Ian Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd, the following day. They knew they couldn’t successfully carry her down Mount Everest, so they left her to die where they found her after comforting her for a while. Riddled with guilt for leaving her to die, they returned eight years later to find her body and enshrine it in an an American flag, which can be seen above. -- source link
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