Some climbers who left him said that the rescue efforts would have been useless and only have caused more deaths. Beck Weathers of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster said that those who are dying are often left behind and that he himself had been left for dead twice but was able to keep walking. The Tribune of India quoted someone who described what happened to Sharp as the most shameful act in the history of mountaineering. In addition to Sharp's death, at least nine other climbers perished that year, including multiple Sherpas working for various guiding companies.