Simpson’s accident was disaster. With no hope of rescue and no food or water, both men knew the odds were against them. If they didn’t continue down the mountain fast, they would both die.
5 Things were going well until suddenly Yates realized his injured partner was hanging in mid-air over a crevasse. He tried to pull Simpson back up, but couldn’t.
4 They decided to tie themselves to each end of a 300-foot rope, and Yates lowered Simpson down the mountain in a slow, painful process.