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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 Mount Everest death statistics is a list of statistics about death on Mount Everest. Death extremes. Youngest people to die on Mount Everest Examples ...
North face of Mount Everest. Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain at 8,848.86 metres (29,031.7 ft) above sea level, has been host to numerous tragedies.Deaths have occurred on the mountain every year since 1978, excluding 2020, when permits were not issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
English: Deaths Per Year on Mount Everest 1921-2024. Noting Sherpa and Non-Sherpa deaths. Date: 12 December 2024: Source: Own work: Author: SquawkGuard:
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest season on Mount Everest at the time and the third deadliest to date after the 23 fatalities resulting from avalanches caused by the ...
Many Mount Everest records are held by Nepali, especially those from the Sherpa region. On 11 May 2011, Apa Sherpa successfully reached the summit of Everest for the twenty-first time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents. [133] He first climbed Mount Everest in 1989 at the age of 29. [134] Phurba Tashi Sherpa (also 21 times)
Pages in category "Deaths on Mount Everest" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Pages in category "Mountaineering deaths on Mount Everest" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *