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Mt. Everest

Mt. Everest. Terrain and Climbing Routes. Location. Route Map for North Summit Attempt. Route Map for South Summit Attempt (Most Common). Everest Base Camp. Khumbu Ice Fall. Camp I. Camp II. Camp III Advanced Base Camp. Camp IV. South Summit. Hillary Step. Summit.

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Mt. Everest

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  1. Mt. Everest Terrain and Climbing Routes

  2. Location

  3. Route Map for North Summit Attempt

  4. Route Map for South Summit Attempt (Most Common)

  5. Everest Base Camp

  6. Khumbu Ice Fall

  7. Camp I

  8. Camp II

  9. Camp IIIAdvanced Base Camp

  10. Camp IV

  11. South Summit

  12. Hillary Step

  13. Summit

  14. 1996 Everest Disaster • Refers to the events of 10–11 May 1996 • Eight people died on Mount Everest during summit attempts • In the entire season, fifteen people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest single year in Mount Everest's history. • The disaster gained wide publicity and raised questions about the commercialization of Everest.

  15. Lives Lost Mark Pfetzer did not summit as anticipated on May 10-11. He knew all of the people who did not survive the storm. These individuals were from two teams: • New Zealand Team • U.S. Team Three border patrol members also died during the rescue attempts. Amazingly, Beck Weathers was left for dead on the mountain and stumbled into Camp IV after over one day of being exposed to the elements on the mountain.

  16. New Zealand Team Lives Lost: Andrew Harris (Guide) Doug Hansen (Client) Rob Hall (Guide) Yasuko Namba (Client)

  17. U. S. Team Lives Lost: Scott Fischer (Guide)

  18. Cause of Death Andrew Harris and Doug Hansen • Unknown; believed to have fallen during the descent from the summit during the storm Rob Hall, Yasuko Namba, Scott Fischer, and the three Border Patrol Rescue Agents • Exposure; extreme cold; lack of oxygen; hypothermia

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