Fellow Mountains Man Lincoln Hall passes away

The news has filtered through of the death of Lincoln Hall from mesothelioma, he was a very recognisable member of the mountaineering community, famous for his miraculous escape from the clutches of chomolungma(mt everest), while descending from his dream summit in 2006 Lincoln was overcome with exhaustion and cerebal edema, sherpas tried for hours to drag him down, managing to get him below the 2nd step, it was here at 28000 ft that Lincoln spent a night in the open.
It is said that his love for his family, his buddhist beleifs and his vast mountain experience what kept him alive, remembering that in 1984 he was part of the first Australian team to summit everest, Lincoln got to 28000 ft again but this time was turned back by frostbite and the oncoming nightfall.
Although Everest tried several times to claim him for her own, he was too strong, too wily, and had a deep love for his family, which kept him with us!
I know the blue mountains community will be mourning his loss, especially the township of Wentworth Falls, but from us all at bmorc and fellow mountain folk, this is a tragic loss, and he was taken from us far too young!