“When someone slips or makes a mistake, the risk of death is very real.” In this Everest episode of The Duffel Shuffle, Adrian talks through the recent death on a winter Makalu attempt by asking a hard question: what was actually being offered on this climb? “He was absolutely a client on a trip with support from Sherpa,” Adrian says, while also pointing out that the climber was highly experienced and capable of making his own decisions. The issue, he explains, is clarity. Are decisions being ma