. . . litter some of the planet's most pristine landscapes with their careless corpses. Just as marathoners are disqualified if they set a course record for the first half of their 26.2-mile event but buy the farm during the second half and become some form of roadkill, mountain climbers should realize that "What goes up MUST come down," and make sure that they complete their descent in one piece. That's got to be their job #1. Otherwise, slipshod climbers fouling mountains with their lifeless forms need to be vilified as bad examples rather than going down in history for some bogus fatal "achievement." Therefore, Mr. Peabody is quite remiss in not using the rest of LORD FRANCIS DOUGLAS' sordid story as a teaching moment for impressionable tykes. An irresponsible 22-year-old, the little prepared Douglas besmirched the Matterhorn with his mortal remains. If he's remembered at all, it should be with antipathy.
