The most common reasons for deaths on Mount Everest are from falling, avalanches, illness, high altitude, tiredness and the extreme weather change.
You can die anywhere on Mount Everest but the real dangerous spot is the Khumbu Icefall.
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4 to 6 a year
There are many reason why climbers get killed or die on Mount Everest. Avalanche Illness The weather Fall
The first person to die on Mount Everest was 'Dorje' on the 7th June 1922. He died in an avalanche that also killed six others. He was employed with the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition.
Because more people like to visit Mt. Everest than want to go to Antarctica. Mt. Everest is also a lot more dangerous.
1996
1996
4 to 6 a year.
May 1996
There have been just over 200 people die while climbing on Mount Everest.
There has been around 280 people die (up to the end of 2016) on Mount Everest while trying to reach or return from the highest summit in the world.