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North face of Mount Everest. Over 340 people have died attempting to reach—or return from—the summit of Mount Everest which, at 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), is Earth's highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. This makes it the mountain with the most deaths, although it does not have the highest death rate.
List of deaths on K2 Date Name Nationality Cause of death - 28 July 2024 Kazuya Hiraide Japan: Unknown, possible fall [4] Kenro Nakajima: 14 July 2024 Ser Muhammad Pakistan: Acute mountain sickness [5] [6] 27 July 2023: Muhammad Hassan Shigri Pakistan: Unknown [7] 22 July 2022: Matthew Eakin Australia: Fall [8] Richard Cartier Canada: Fall 21 ...
See also Dr. Beck Weathers, a medical doctor who is famous for narrowly surviving the 1996 Everest Disaster. [11] Dr. A. M. Kellas (1921, en route to Everest as part of expedition) [3] [12] Dr. Karl G. Henize (1993), PhD in Astronomy and U.S. Astronaut [13] Dr. Sándor Gárdos (2001), Hungarian team doctor, specialist of high altitude medicine [14]
An 11th climber has died trying to reach the summit
And 2023 was recorded as the deadliest year on Everest, with 18 fatalities on the mountain – including five people that are still unaccounted for. The process of recovering bodies is extensive ...
List of people who died climbing Mount Everest; A. Francys Arsentiev; B. Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna; ... This page was last edited on 28 September 2022, at 12:25 (UTC).
Pages in category "Deaths on Mount Everest" ... List of Mount Everest death statistics; F. Scott Fischer; H. ... This page was last edited on 29 March 2024, ...
Sportspeople by cause of death (7 C, 2 P) ... List of people who died climbing Mount Everest; N. ... This page was last edited on 27 September 2024, ...