Malaysian mountaineer, Ravichandran Tharumalingam has been garnering plenty of attention online recently, not for his expedition to the Mount Everest but his disregard of the sherpa that brought him to safety. Ravichandran was found by a 30-year-old sherpa named Gelje on May 18 at the 'death zone', 8,500m above ground where the pressure of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human...
, 8,500m above ground where the pressure of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended period of time.
Gelje, who has 140,000 followers on Instagram, holds the record for being the youngest person to summit the “killer mountain” K2 in winter.he persuaded them to quit their ascent so as to save the abandoned climber"When I found him in that state, my heart did not let me leave him there. Rescuing him was my priority. Money can be earned later," Gelje said.and carried him on his back, descending 570m in six hours at extreme altitude until he reached Camp 4, where other rescuers took over.
However, he soon received criticisms from netizens for not once acknowledging the person who saved his life.he only mentioned and thanked his expedition partners, sponsors and the helicopter rescue teamEven as he promoted his customised T-shirt and an upcoming climb to Mount Rinjani and Mount Kilimanjaro on Instagram following this, netizens observed that he still did not give appreciation to Gelje and his fellow sherpas for their selfless act.
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