Talk:Lincoln Hall (climber)

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earlier comments[edit]

Will his frost bitten fingers recover? (82.44.79.192 04:02, 2 June 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Last I heard on Australian radio, a doctor was confident he would be OK and his fingers were being looked at, but the initial prognosis was fairly good. 203.217.72.38 18:54, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
According to the extensive Age article of 28/04/07, Lincoln has apparently had a number of operations on his fingers. All have been removed, though to varying knuckles lengths.--Phil Wardle 01:05, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Featured in the best selling book "Into thin Air" ? I don't recall him being mentioned, let alone featured. He isn't being confused with Rob Hall is he ? Far Canal 01:36, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok,it seemed like enough time had passed to pull all of the details in. Some explanations are warranted

  • I deleted the reference to 'into thin air' - I agree it was a confused reference
  • I believe that if we are going to mention some of the rescuers twe should mention them all. Note that the Sherpas were largely from Abramov's team. He didn't abandon Hall.
  • The discrepancy betwee the height Hall was found at (between my 8700 and Myles 8600) I put down to 'approximating'. The location was the bottom the Second Step, but that is a largish area..
  • Reports from the Sherpa who was with Lincoln that night (who was profoundly affected by the event) was that Lincoln showed no signs of life, even so he was reluctant to leave him. Hence I changed 'dying' to 'dead' from Abramov's perspective.
  • There are others who have bivouaced above 8700m or been rescued from there, but very, very, few.
  • Everestnews.com described the rescue effort as unprecedented (in scale)

In relation to David Sharp, I hope I have treated the story of his death respectfully. That's about it. Wiki might not like my loose narrative and my reflective observations about the spirit of mountaineering - we'll see if they survive the edit process. Tban 04:44, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LOL Johnny ser vid (talk) 05:07, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ad for a film[edit]

I've removed the following, which looked like advertising:

Sydney based production company Essential Viewing

are currently producing a dramatised documentary titled 'Miracle on Everest' With never-seen-before exclusive footage, expert annalysis, interviews and dramatic reconstructions, Miracle on Everest will reveal how Lincoln Hall survived a night in the 'Death Zone'. The film is scheduled to complete shooting in late 2007. Hoary 15:23, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

unsigned comment[edit]

The Rescuers that graciously traded their expensive climb to compassionately save a stranger grants them the " Good Samaritan Heart " award. I have always stated that we have a life of purpose and a call to be our brother's keeper. Perhaps their purpose for that season was to " Not " make the summit, which was their intention, but instead go up and rescue the abandoned climber. Their "Heart Test" was to determine their depth of compassion and motivation for life. I will conclude that they Passed this test!

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David Sharp[edit]

In regards to the comparison to David Sharp, my understanding is that Lincoln Hall was, at least partially, capable of walking and interacting whereas Sharp was not. This is the key factor in mounting a rescue above 8000 meters. Perhaps something should be added in this regard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.29.25 (talk) 02:24, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Twelves Sherpas?[edit]

The text says 12 Sherpas were involved in the rescue, but only 11 are named. Anyone know who the 'missing Sherpa' was? Giford (talk) 22:12, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Injuries[edit]

From his book it speaks of amputation of 8 finger tips and a big toe. Also from the book, he is married with 2 sons. This basic info seems relevant.--Billymac00 (talk) 16:09, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Expeditions[edit]

Part of the "Early Career" section could probably be separated out and expanded into an "Expeditions" section. Also, I corrected the number of expeditions Hall made to Everest. AFAIK there were only two: 1984 & 2006. Though he did trek to Base Camp on the Nepalese side in late 2004 with his family. (pp 17-34 of Dead Lucky) Lacewing (talk) 03:27, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Lincoln Hall (climber)/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

"It would be unfair to draw exact parallels between the circumstances of the two cases, and it would be wrong to conclude on the basis of the evidence that Sharp would have survived long enough to be rescued. But the case had raised concerns, including comments from Sir Edmund Hillary. The thought of the fate of David Sharp would have been in the mind of all of those involved in the rescue of Lincoln Hall, just as the latter's survival cast a new perspective on the fate of the former. Dan Mazur perhaps summed things up best when he said, reflecting on his team abandoning their summit attempt, "The summit is still there and we can go back. Lincoln only has one life.""


This is opinionated and needs to be removed.

Last edited at 14:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC). Substituted at 22:02, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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