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1、302-TheDeathZoneMAN:28,000feet,TheSouthCol.500climbersallcrowdingthesamerouteintheonethree-weekperiod.It'sanightmareonEverest.That'sHillaryStep.Ishotthisjustbelowthesummit.There'salwaysabottleneckwaitingtousetheropes.ATTORNEY:Andthat'swhereRobertLambrosdied?Yes.Andthat'shisb
2、odythere?Yes.Hewasaguide.OneofthemembersofhispartycollapsedanddiedaboveHillaryStep,andBobbystayedtohelp,andthensuccumbed,too.I'msorry.Ilikedyourbrother.Youokay?ATTORNEY:Now,regardinghisbook--thedefendant'sbook--haveyoureadit?-Ihave.-Init,heclaimsthatmyclient,Mr.OliverCardiff
3、,cameuponthedyingRobertLambros,andnotonlysteppedoverhisbodytogettothesummit,butthentookhisbottledoxygen.-You'reawareofthataccusation?-Iam.-Anddoyoudisagree?-Ido.IwasclimbingEverestforadocumentary,andIsawMr.CardiffhereclimbingwithaBritishteam.-AndthisisbelowtheHillarySteps?-U
4、h,Step.Yes.So,Mr.Cardiffcouldn'thavebeennearLambros.Hewasloweronthemountain,headingupYes,thatwouldfollow.So,thisbookisuntrue?Well,Ihatetoquestionanotherclimber,especiallyafriend,butDannywasatbasecampanddidn'tseewhatIsaw.ATTORNEY:Nofurtherquestions.Nothingpersonal,butIhavetor
5、ipyourfriendapart.Begentle.Mr.Branch,whatisthedeathzone?Thedeathzone?Inmountaineeringparlance,it'sthealtitudeabove26,000feetwhereoxygenisinsuficienttosustainlife.It'salsoaplacewhereperceptionsarenottobefullytrusted?-Sometimes.-Youbelievethatbottledoxygenhashurtthesportofmoun
6、tainclimbing,soyouclimbwithoutoxygen?Ido.Andanabsenceofoxygenwouldincreasethelikelihoodofuntrustworthyperceptions?Yes.So,whenyousaythatyousawtheplaintiffbelowtheHillaryStep,wehavetotakeyourwordforit,andyetyourwordcouldbecoloredbyyouroxygen-deprivedperception.Ibelievethatfoll
7、ows.YourHonor,I'dliketomakemotionatthistimetodismissthislawsuit.Thisisalibelsuit,notacriminalcase.Theplaintiffneedsnotonlytoprovethatmyclient'sbookwaswrong,butthatheknewitwaswrong.-Whichwe'redoing.-No.Thereistoomuchinherentuncertaintyhere.Thisisacasebuiltonperception,andthed
8、eathzonemakesthoseperceptionsessentiallysuspect.(indistinctconversations)Wo
