# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3270
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/3270 "2021-12-16T01:32:12Z")
I just watched “Into Thin Air,” the film about the [1996 disaster on Everest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster) that took 5 lives. A few facts from [this article.](https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2021/05/14/everest-2021-a-look-at-deaths-on-everest/) 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](https://www.climbernews.com/how-many-dead-bodies-are-on-mount-everest/#:~:text=There%20are%20thought%20to%20be,on%20Everest%20are%20still%20there.) If you scroll halfway down on the last source, you’ll see an eery photo…or maybe it’s a painting. The description says: > Her body remained on Everest for years propped up on her backpack. It served as a very grim reminder of what could go wrong. For a long time her hair would still blow in the wind. Some climbers mistook her clothing for a tent and would approach, only seeing the reality at the last minute. > > Over the years the wind and exposure stripped the body to the skull. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674)._