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"There are many questions, but I cannot answer because I'm not a businessman, I am a climber."
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"I explained I wanted to descend as quickly as possible to camp IV in order to warm myself and gather a supply of hot drink and oxygen in the event I might need to go back up the mountain to assist descending climbers."

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