I cannot believe someone has essentially admitted to me that they are okay with endorsing a rapist because they weren't the one raped. Not anything I expected to be said directly to me today.

As long as Darby is taking everything serious and does everything his guides tell him to do, before and during the climb, he should be fine. Climbing Everest is inherently dangerous, but the fatality rate isn't as high as other high mountains int he world.