About a month ago I blogged about the death of David Sharp, a Brit who was left to die by climbers trying to summit Mount Everest.

One of those climbers was Mark Inglis, a New Zealand amputee. At the time, Inglis said he encountered Sharp on his way up the mountain, and radioed for help, and was told by expedition leader Russell Brice to leave Sharp and move on.

Apparently, Brice has always denied this version of events.

Now Inglis has changed his story to match Brice’s.

This may be why: according to Everestnews.com, Inglis’ party has film footage of Sharp, alive.

. . . the Brice (Himex) expedition member also divulged that film crew members of the Brice (Himex) team had taped footage of Sharp alive and speaking to them on May 15th. Helmet cams reportedly worn by Sherpas supporting the Brice (Himex) team and their Discovery filming project were sending a live signal to advance base camp where the producers watched the grim drama unfold in real time. Tigress Productions, the company commissioned to produce a documentary series for Discovery, has confirmed to EverestNews.com that they do in fact have film of Sharp while he struggled for his life on May 15th.

So Inglis is now in full CYA mode as it dawns on him that footage of a lucid Sharp doesn’t gibe too well with his claim that it would have been impossible to save the guy . . .

Btw, it also seems that Sharp was up there without proper clothing and with too little oxygen. And alone, which can’t be too smart. But that doesn’t let the other climbers off the hook.