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This longer article has the footage and more in-depth explanations.
Basically they had to choose between carrying on with their world record breaking climb, or calling their attempt off to focus on saving a life.
They chose to carry on, assuming (wrongly, as it turns out) that someone else would come and save him.
Their world record was a success.
I am tired of Sherpas being treated as disposable by people who prioritise prestige or money spent, over human life.
If that were one of them's father or brother lying there, they would have made a different choice.