Everest: Just Don't Do It

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My and a few others’ comments from December '21

Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across

I just watched “Into Thin Air,” the film about the 1996 disaster on Everest that took 5 lives. A few facts from this article. Leading cause of death for Sherpas: avalanche Leading cause of death for climbers: falls 304 have died since 1953, with only three years not having at least one. 27% have died after reaching the summit. I was curious to know how many bodies are still there…I see estimates of 200. source If you scroll halfway down on the last source, you’ll see an eery photo…or may…

In this article, he expresses regret for climbing it.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/living/jon-krakauer-everest-feat/index.html