Later, Gau learned that the same incident had claimed the lives of some of the world's top climbers, including American team leader Scott Fischer, known as "Mr. Rescue," who had died near where Gau had been lying. Gau found it hard to understand how he had been able to escape from death's clutches.
事後，當他知道這次大山難造成多位世界一流好手遇難，甚至美國隊的領隊、外號「救難先生」的史考特・費雪竟就陳屍在他附近時，很難理解自己何以能死裡逃生？