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The most common reasons for deaths on Mount Everest are falling, avalanches, falling rocks, low oxygen levels, tiredness and the extreme weather change.
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∙ 6y agoMost climbers die on the descent from the summit of Mount Everest. This is due to being tired, cold, hungry, lack of sleep, lack of oxygen, being unstable, feeling week etc.
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Was George Everest successful at climbing mt Everest and coming back down?
If you mean George Everest who after the mountain was named after then he never climbed on Mount Everest.
What are people bringing down off on mount Everest?
Today climbers and sherpas can earn extra money by bring down any of their rubbish from the slopes of Mount Everest.
Did the top of Mount Everest fell?
No, the top of Mount Everest has never fallen down.
How many people have climbed mount everest an came back down?
Don't Think there's any number for that. Has to be thousands. It doesn't really get dangerous and unhealthy until you're at about 5000 meters altitude or more. Hiking below that level is generally fine.
Where do porters on Mount Everest live?
The posters live in small villages down the valley from Mount Everest.
What is the name of the river on Mount Everest?
The Khumbu Icefall runs down the lower part of Mount Everest
Have more people died climbing Mount Everest or lived?
More people have lived while climbing the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Over 5,000 people have reached the summit and made it back down to base camp alive. Just over 200 have died while climbing on Mount Everest.
How do they get the bodies down from mount Everest?
They don't...
Who actually survived climbing mount Everest?
Around 5,000 have survived climbing on Mount Everest. They reached the summit and got back down alive.
Is there less oxygen when you go up mount Everest or down?
The higher you climb up Mount Everest the less oxygen there is.
Why do people take such a long time to climb mount Everest?
because it takes 7 weeks to get to the top of the Mt Everest and 3 days to get down.
Is Mount Everest habitable?
No Mount Everest is not habitable. Climbers only live on Mount Everest in camps during the climbing season then these camps are taken down because the weather makes it impossable for anyone to be on the mountain.
