Mt Whitney Zone Forums The Chat Room Mountaineer Lincoln Hall Dead At 56

You might remember him as the climber on Everest in the "Thin Air" year who was left for dead near the top, and was found to be alive in the morning.
From the Sydney Morning Herald. Also an account from 2007.

This is very sad news.

He died of asbestosis related illness. Sort of related.... so did my mentor. I carried Bill's obit with me to my first summit of Whitney in 1996.

As a way of honoring Lincoln Hall, I reviewed the quotes I saved from his book. My mountaineering quote collection contains a section on "Dull Brains" - my favorite among many categories. He had this to say about being in the Death Zone:

I was no longer capable of distinguishing between the reality of the mountain and the fabrications of my mind.
Lincoln Hall,
Dead Lucky. Life After Death on Mount Everest, page 153

May he rest in peace.