Names to the mountaineering world. And then, there are others who serve as a warning to the overly ambitious. Chao says. Shriya shah klorfine. May 19, 2012. On that day, the 33 year old nepalese canadian completed her lifelong dream of summitting everest. She told her family she believed it would vault her from being the owner of a struggling business to becoming a motivational speaker. Eight hours later, she was dead. The canadian flag draped over her lifeless body just 300 metres from the top. In toronto, Bruce Klorfine is surrounded by memories of the life hed shared with his wife. A jazz musician, the two met aboard a cruise ship in 2000. They married two years later. He says he asked her many times to give up her pursuit of everest, but she was determined. If i knew then what i knew now then i could have definitely spoken to her in a more forceful way to say no this is wrong for you to go on now. What bruce says he didnt know, is how underprepared she was and how many operators wo
Narrator could she save her only daughter . It was something i had to do. I had to be strong for her. Narrator kidnapped. But first tonight, a very different story of survival, just as dramatic. This one takes place at the top of the world. The holy grail of mountain r mountaineering. This is the moment ive been dreaming of. Every single one of these peoples lives are at risk. Narrator maybe you dreamed about it, they set out to do it. Conquer mt. Everest. Show everybody how deep that is. Narrator but would the mountain conquer them. You keep going, you will die. Narrator its an adventure story like you have never seen, because you are there for every treacherous step. I had no idea that what i was watching was actually one of the worst tragedies in everests history. Narrator im lester holt, and this dateline is the ultimate cliffhanger. The mountain is mysterious, deadly, irresistible. Its as close as you can get to being in outer space. Narrator it dares climbers to risk everything f