THIS EVEREST CLIMBER IS ALREADY DEAD - AND SHE KNOWS IT.
May 24, 1998. 7:50 AM.
Mount Everest, about 28,000 feet above sea level.
"Don't leave me..."
"I'm from America..."
"Why are you doing this to me?"
Mountaineer Fransis Arsentiev lies on the slope. She already understands the terrible truth: saving her is almost impossible.