Sandy Pittman (Hill) suffered a social death after the 1996 storm on Mount Everest in 1996 that claimed eight lives, mostly through her own doing. In this fascinating video we look into why she continued to be a central character in being blamed for much of what happened on 11-12 May in 1996.

*(Sandy Pittman's book was never published.)
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Introduction to Sandy Pittman - is she to blame
2:32 - Pittman on Everest in 1996 and start of her problems & issues
3:42 - why is there no information about Sandy Pittman online
5:34 - Scott Fischer’s culpability in 1996
6:20 - overview of what happened during storm of May 10-11, 1996
8:43 - Pittman reaches summit and beginning of the storm
12:35 - Begin to see the problems with reputation in Kathmamdu & not acknowledging events of storm
16:10 - Is Pittman responsible & personality aspects
17:55 - Hires attorney to help public image
21:08 - Closing thoughts and suggestions for improving public image & does she deserve blame

REFERENCE MATERIALS AND BACKGROUND FOR THIS STORY:
Decoding Scott Fischer's Role in the 1996 Everest Tragedy (Everest Mystery video):    • Decoding Scott Fischer's Role in the ...  

Everest 1996 Disaster · Mountain Without Mercy · Dateline
   • Everest 1996 Disaster · Mountain With...  

Jon Krakauer - Into Thin Air
Anatoli Boukreev - The Climb
Nick van der Leek - 96 Everest Disaster - KRAKAUER VS PITTMAN
(True Crime Rocket Science,    / @tcrs  )

Snow Blind Ambition, Vanity Fair article originally published August 1996:
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/20...

Interview with Sandy Hill (Pittman) referenced in video with Harvest Series,
entitled Podcast: Surviving Everest & social death with Sandy Hill:
   • Podcast: Surviving Everest & social d...  

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