Cardiologist who, along with Jon Krakauer, joins Rob Hall’s expedition to Mount Everest in 1996. Hutchinson is an inexperienced climber, but after the events of May 10, he becomes the de facto leader of the group, since, as a cardiologist, he’s used to keeping a clear head in a crisis. He continues to lead the remaining members of the group down the mountain and back to safety.
Stuart Hutchinson Quotes in Into Thin Air
The Into Thin Air quotes below are all either spoken by Stuart Hutchinson or refer to Stuart Hutchinson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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There was only one choice, however difficult: let nature take its inevitable course with Beck and Yasuko, and save the group's resources for those who could actually be helped. It was a classic act of triage. When Hutchinson returned to camp he was on the verge of tears and looked like a ghost.
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Stuart Hutchinson Quotes in Into Thin Air
The Into Thin Air quotes below are all either spoken by Stuart Hutchinson or refer to Stuart Hutchinson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 19
Quotes
There was only one choice, however difficult: let nature take its inevitable course with Beck and Yasuko, and save the group's resources for those who could actually be helped. It was a classic act of triage. When Hutchinson returned to camp he was on the verge of tears and looked like a ghost.
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