Everest climbers are not duty-bound, like a soldier is, to put themselves in danger, and assume deadly risks.
I would imagine there are a good percentage of those who die up there, who, in their last minutes and hours of life, are humbled for the very first time.
Would I help? I can't even say. I would never be up there. Generally I am a person who would help a stranger in distress, in most situations.
Up there, the rules change. Each person's window for success and survival is very tight. It would have to be a decision based on all the immediate circumstances.
