“I don’t want Szilárd’s body to be brought down from Everest, this is my personal determination and decision,” said Tímea Legindi, the widow of mountaineer Suhajda Szilárd, who died on Mount Everest.
The woman is a To blink this is how he explained the decision: “There are several reasons behind it. On the one hand, his body was not found during the search. On the other hand, such a research expedition is very difficult, and those who attempt it may put themselves in danger.” He also talked regarding the fact that it rarely happens that the family members try to bring down the dead body of a mountaineer, since the mission is considered almost superhuman and very dangerous.
We previously wrote regarding this: Nepal will start cleaning up Mount Everest once more this year, between 2019-2023 they collected 110 tons of waste from the highest mountain in the world. There was also talk of bringing down the bodies of five climbers who died trying to reach the 8,849-meter peak.
Tímea Legindi gave an interview to Fókus for the first time following losing her husband in March this year. Then he recalled the days of climbing and the rescue operation, told regarding the last phone call he had with Szilárd, and also regarding how he told his son that his father was not coming home anymore. He also revealed whether he still cries and how he copes with everyday life without Szilárd.
Opening image: A person lighting a candle in Szilárd Suhajda’s former school, in the hall of the Békéscsaba Downtown Elementary School and High School on May 28, 2023. Photo: MTI / Péter Lehoczky
