Why do you think that's a fail? I personally admire the discipline of someone who has the guts to hold his position even though dehydration and heat lead him to pass out.
But then... I actually also happen to remember the article which went along with that particular picture.
I didn't make it, although there's the sympathy there, I must pass on the story of the brave pioneer who fell down in front of the queen.
wonder what happened to that bloke...