What are the worst Everest tragedies?

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What are the worst Everest tragedies? Thanks for asking.
There have been many films and documentaries about the thrill and the struggle of climbing Everest, and with social media, it has become an ever more popular destination. Just this year, a French YouTuber has broken audience records for his film Kaizen about his challenge to conquer Everest in just one year.
But isn't Everest extremely dangerous? Absolutely. Over the past century, over 340 climbers have died on its peaks with 22 fatalities. Most deaths result from avalanches, falls, and mountain sickness, which occurs at high altitude due to low oxygen levels and can cause fatal brain or lung edema. How do you get the bodies down? Everest is called an open-air cemetery because climbers' bodies often remain on the mountain, serving as grim landmarks.
One such landmark is Green Boots, at nearly 8460 metres. Retrieval is perilous due to extreme cold and low oxygen. Many believe the so-called Green Boots to be Swagun Paljore, an Indian mountaineer who vanished in the 1996 storm. What happened in the storm of 96?
One of Everest's most notorious tragedies occurred between May 10th and 11th of 1996, when eight climbers died in a severe storm. American climber John Kraker survived and detailed the harrowing events in his book, Into Thin Air, which was later adapted into a film in 2015
This was the deadliest day of Everest until April 18, 2014, when an avalanche killed 16 Nepalese guides. The tragedy sparked outrage in Nepal as the government compensated the victims' families with just 40,000 rupees, 290 euros. Guides typically earn around 112 euros per ascent, often their family's sole income. Among the victims were four Sherpas. In solidarity, the Sherpas refused to climb Everest that year. And what about over-tourism? Over-tourism is another Everest tragedy. In May 2019, a photo showing a traffic jam of around 320 climbers near the summit went viral. That day, American lawyer Christopher Kulish died of a heart attack after reaching the summit. Mass tourism on Everest is often debated, with complaints about the mountain becoming a rubbish dump. The ascent takes at least five weeks, and some errors are littered with rubbish and human excrement. In April 2024, Nepal's Supreme Court ordered quotas to limit the number of tourists. There you have it. Now you know the worst Everest tragedies. In under three minutes, we answer your questions and help you understand the true meaning behind the trends, concepts and acronyms that are making headlines. Listen along, and you really will know for sure.

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