What are the hardships that people face climbing Mount Everest?

Answer 1

The main obstacle on the North (Tibet) side of Mount Everest is the Second Step at a height of approx 28,140ft. It is in two sections, the lower part consists of large boulders, followed by a steep snow gully that leads you onto the fixed ladder. Overall it is about a 130ft in height.

The main obstacle on the South (Nepal) side of Mount Everest is the Hillary Step. The Hillary Step is a perpendicular upright mass of rock that is around forty feet in height. The Hillary Step lies at approx 28,840 feet above the sea level, between the South summit and the true summit.

Answer 2

There are many dangers and difficultys that the climber will face while on Mount Everest.

High altitude Pulmonary Edema

High Altitude Cerebral Edema

Frostbite

Hypothermia

Snow Blindness

Crevasses

Avalanches

Rock Fall

The Weather

Answer 3

There are many hardships that climbers on Mount Everest can face. Apart from the climbing hardships there are things like the following:

Missing home

Missing loved ones/children

Not having a decent shower

Missing local home cooking

Not seeing anything green

Answer 4

force of air pressure causes fatigue, hypervenilating and fainting

avalanches

Answer 5

the answer is that they can get frostbites and are not able to breathe properly in the mountains

Answer 6

There are many problems when climbing Mount Everest.

The weather, avalanches, your health, other climbers, the altitude are just a few of them.