# Everest: Just Don't Do It **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 22, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397 "2016-05-22T21:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 52
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1021 "2024-10-11T19:38:41Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Are there any predators which would eat him and drag the rest of the body away at that altitude? Googling indicates no. The remains were found at over 26000’ (over 8000 m). The snow leopard is apparently the local apex predator with the highest altitude range, but this extends to a maximum of around 16,000’ (say, 5000m). ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1022 "2024-10-11T22:17:13Z")
This OUCH! is for **Biotop**. ---
**Author:** ![Dahu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahu/32/3416_2.png) [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1023 "2025-01-23T09:51:44Z")
Permit prices are going up: > **[Mount Everest: Nepal hits climbers with higher permit fees](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0jlp3ll88o)** > > The price to climb the world's tallest peak will soon increase for the first time in almost a decade. I was surprised to read there are about 300 permits issued per year, it doesn’t seem like that many given the pictures of crowded slopes. Don’t know if this would apply to the Sherpas and support teams though. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1024 "2025-05-15T12:21:29Z")
This season’s first foreign climber death has been reported. > **[First foreigner dies on Everest as summit push underway](https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/first-foreigner-dies-on-everest-as-summit-push-underway)** > > Mt Everest recorded first death of the season as climber from Philippines died at Camp IV last night. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1025 "2025-05-15T12:42:47Z")
I wonder what other activities have a “first death of the season”? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1026 "2025-05-15T12:53:15Z")
Downhill skiing ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1027 "2025-05-15T15:11:43Z")
User name checks out. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1028 "2025-05-15T15:56:54Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Downhill skiing So, twice a year we have a first death of the skiing season. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1029 "2025-05-15T16:13:25Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > So, twice a year we have a first death of the skiing season. More than that. They are usually reported by region or state, so you get many of them. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1030 "2025-05-15T20:31:27Z")
Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1031 "2025-05-16T11:15:43Z")
A second climber has died. > **[Indian climber dies below Hillary Step on Everest, death toll reaches 2](https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/indian-climber-dies-below-hillary-step-on-everest-death-toll-reaches-2)** > > An Indian climber died on Mt Everest while descending from the summit point, the expedition operator confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1032 "2025-05-16T12:00:13Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > I wonder what other activities have a “first death of the season”? Wingsuit flying? BASE jumping? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1033 "2025-05-16T12:31:52Z")
Do any of the on-line gambling ‘services’ offer an over/under on Everest deaths for the season? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1034 "2025-05-16T12:44:31Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Wingsuit flying? > > BASE jumping? As far as I know they don’t have _seasons_ in the same way that big mountain climbing or skiing do. Back in the early 1900s you might apply this to gridiron football as well before the reforms were enacted. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1035 "2025-05-16T13:29:16Z")
The typical summit attempts on Everest are 2x a year, in May and then in August/September IIRC. I think that is typical. Apparently the weather is not ideal in other months. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1036 "2025-05-16T13:50:23Z")
No, only May. August/September is monsoon season. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1037 "2025-05-16T13:52:53Z")
September-November is the second season, after monsoon the weather patterns are more stable. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1038 "2025-05-16T14:05:12Z")
There is the occasional summit in October or November, but it’s not really a season. Here’s a chart of summits by day through the year. [![](https://i.imgur.com/4BRzoWX.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/4BRzoWX.png) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1039 "2025-05-16T14:14:47Z")
Very helpful graph, thanks. I was pretty sure that some summited in the fall months, so I thought it was a bimodal distribution. But that graph shows it’s really mainly in May, with very few in October. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1040 "2025-05-16T14:23:23Z")
How far back does the dataset on that graph go? I know in the 90s and 2000s there were several expeditions that summited in Sep and Oct. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397.md?page=53)