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Everest fatality statistics
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The Deadly Toll: How Many People Have Died on Mount Everest—and Why It Keeps Rising
The Himalayas do not forgive recklessness. Avalanches bury climbers mid-ascent, oxygen deprivation turns the summit into a death zone, and the Khumbu Icefall...
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The Deadly Toll: How Many People Have Died Climbing Mount Everest—and Why?
What makes Everest’s death toll particularly stark is its inconsistency. Some years see a surge in fatalities—like 2014, when 16 climbers died in a single...