On 20 March 2012, the Australian mountaineer, Lincoln Hall, passed away from asbestos related malignant mesothelioma.
Lincoln Hall was probably most famous for being found frostbitten near the top of Mount Everest after being feared lost in 2006. He had many other achievements including conquering most of the worlds highest peaks and establishing the Australian Himalayan Foundation. He was also awarded the Order of Australia in 1987 for services to mountaineering.
At the age of 56, this great Australian passed away from mesothelioma, having been exposed to asbestos as a child.
Mesothelioma can result from relatively small amounts of asbestos inhalation. Unlike other asbestos conditions, mesothelioma is not a “dose related” condition.
