I just watched the doc film, Dying for Everest.. I was shocked how many dead bodies from climbers are still up on Everest (over 219) who have died climbing it. The bodies stay up on the mountain because it is too dangerous for rescuers to take them off.
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Adorable animal families that will make you aww. At 29,028 feet (8,848 meters), Mount Everest is the tallest mountain of the world. It is considered one of the most challenging mountains to climb, and is part of the Seven Summits, which have the highest peaks on each continent.
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1 An earthquake, which hit Nepal in April, killed 22 climbers at Base Camp. 2  For the first time since 1975, nobody reached the 29,035-foot peak summit.  Today, the death toll stands at 275 people out of the 6,958 who have tried.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3385160/Mount-Everest-highest-death-toll-2015-22-climbers-killed-reached-summit.html
The most notable events occurred during the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition, 1970 Everest Disaster, 1974 Everest Disaster, 1996 Everest Disaster, 2014 Mount Everest avalanche, and 2015 Mount Everest avalanches. See the complete list of people who died climbing Mount Everest. K2 is the world's second highest mountain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_on_eight-thousanders
That is a lot of people. i would not want to climb mount everest or any mountain. it would take a long time for me as i have a sprained ankle, but when it's all better i might climb it. wish me luck. i want to know the first five names who reached at mount everest.
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Though it's impossible to say how many people have reached Everest's summit at any given time since the number changes every year, as of September 2011 over 3,100 climbers from over 20 countries had made over 5,100 recorded climbs, mostly after 2000 CE.
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Mount Everest had its highest death toll ever in 2015 with 22 climbers killed (and NOBODY reached the summit) For the first time in more than 41 years, nobody has successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3385160/Mount-Everest-highest-death-toll-2015-22-climbers-killed-reached-summit.html
Mount Everest had its highest death toll ever in 2015 with 22 climbers killed (and NOBODY reached the summit) 1  An earthquake, which hit Nepal in April, killed 22 climbers at Base Camp.  For the first time since 1975, nobody reached the 29,035-foot peak summit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3385160/Mount-Everest-highest-death-toll-2015-22-climbers-killed-reached-summit.html
North face of Mount Everest. Main article: List of people who died climbing Mount Everest. Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, has been host to numerous tragedies; almost 280 have died on the mountain, with deaths occurring every year since 1978.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_on_eight-thousanders
With the highest death toll recorded since 1975, the 'roof of the world' remained deserted in 2015 following the Himalayan earthquake, which hit Nepal on April 25 and claimed 8,700 lives - 22 of which were climbers killed by an avalanche that struck Everest Base Camp.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3385160/Mount-Everest-highest-death-toll-2015-22-climbers-killed-reached-summit.html
how many people have died climbing mt everest
There were about 240 people died climbing Mount Everest. 