EXCLUSIVE - Final moments of tragic K2 porter left to die as mountaineers stepped around him are revealed: Only two climbers tried to help father-of-three as he lay dying for two hours on his first expedition | Daily Mail Online

The fact of the matter is going into this situation there is an understanding that if a person becomes injured or incapacitated in the death zone, they've pretty much signed their own death warrant. Added to this event is also the fact the porter was warned by several others that his gear was not suitable for this climb, yet he continued on. 

Look up Mt. Everest Rainbow Valley. It's called that from the various colors of clothing on the abandoned bodies surrounding the last 3000 feet before the summit. At those elevations, it's nearly impossible to retrieve fallen climbers without significant risk to those who attempt it.

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