The Austrian Sabrina Filzmoser was on the K2 with the injured Mohammad Hassan († 27). She has no understanding for the lack of help.
The Last Hours of Mohammad Hassan. – Screenshot Twitter / @EverestToday
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Mohammad Hassan had a fatal accident on July 27 at K2. The Austrian Sabrina Filzmoser was also there that day. She criticizes the lack of help for the carrier, but also says: “He was overwhelmed.”
At the end of July, Mohammad Hassan († 27) died on the second highest mountain in the world. The behavior of the other mountaineers on K2 in particular causes discussions. Because many would have simply ignored the Pakistani.
The Austrian ex-judoka Sabrina Filzmoser also has little sympathy for the alpinists who were out on the mountain that day. She herself was also at K2, but stayed at the camp because of the weather. So she didn’t go past Hassan after his accident.
The Austrian ex-judoka Sabrina Filzmoser was also on the K2 on the day of the accident. – European Judo Union
The 43-year-old tells the “Standard”: “There is no argument that you could not have acted differently.” And further: “If you need to provide first aid, you do it – and if you just call for help.”
Filzmoser stayed in the camp because of the weather
The problem is that everyone behaved similarly. “They don’t blame themselves because everyone does the same thing. They are like a flock of sheep,” says Filzmoser. If others say that Hassan could not be saved, then they would think that there is nothing they can do either.
Hassan herself saw the Austrian again and again before the accident, but she didn’t really know him. She says: “We just greeted each other every day.”
Ösi mountaineer: “He was overwhelmed with the situation”
But Filzmoser emphasizes that it wasn’t just the other climbers who were the problem. The financial pressure is also dangerous. “Everyone wants to lead customers at some point and to the K2, because that’s where they get the most money,” says Filzmoser.
This is particularly lucrative for a father of three like Hassan. “If he can make it up and down, he’ll pay for his kid’s school for five years.”
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According to Filzmoser, the Pakistani was also inexperienced and poorly equipped. “He was overwhelmed with the situation up there anyway,” she says. He also used an oxygen bottle there for the first time.
According to the mountaineer, the atmosphere in the camp was special. Because: “Some celebrated with a summit cake. The others refused to celebrate because they knew what had happened.”
Pakistani porter Mohammad Hassan lies in the snow after his crash on K2. At the time of recording here, he was still alive. The crashed Mohammad Hassan. The Pakistani died on July 27 on the second highest mountain in the world, abandoned by experienced climbers. Among other things, Silvia Azdreeva climbed over the already dead helper on K2. At 8611 meters, K2 is the second highest mountain in the world.
Mohammad Hassan fell on July 27 at an altitude of about 8,200 meters. Numerous alpinists are said to have passed him without helping him when he was still alive. He later died.
The incident triggered a big discussion among mountaineers, and several alpinists then spoke up. Pakistan has launched an investigation.
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2023-08-10 18:06:20
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