Most people climbing Mount Everest suffer from altitude sickness, which can range from mild symptoms like headaches and nausea to severe conditions such as high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). These conditions arise due to the extreme elevation, where the oxygen levels are significantly lower, leading to reduced oxygen availability for the body. Additionally, climbers often face extreme weather conditions, physical exhaustion, and the risk of frostbite. Proper acclimatization and preparation are crucial to mitigate these risks.
The Sherpas from Nepal have had the most summits of Mount Everest.
Most people in the western world knows about Mount Everest as it is usually taught at school about the highest mountain in the world.
To most people Mount Everest means the highest mountain in the world. A mountain that he or she would probably neither climb but maybe dream about it.
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There have been just over 200 people die on Mount Everest. The most common reasons for deaths on Mount Everest are from falling, avalanches, illness, high altitude, tiredness and the extreme weather change.
No famous people have been on Mount Everest. Most climbers who have been on Mount Everest and reached its summit then tend to become well known in their country and the mountaineering world. Some even become famous after their climb.
Most people visit Kathmandu before going to Mount Everest. They can buy fresh food and climbing gear to take with them.
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The most amount of people to have died in one go while on Mount Everest is eighteen. This happened last year, 2015 when an earthquake struck in Nepal and caused an avalanche near the base of Mount Everest while there were many climbers on the mountain.
Nepal has suffered the most deaths on Mount Everest with its Sherpas. The Sherpas are always out doing the most dangerous jobs on the mountain, making the route, placing ropes or working in the icefall, it is these jobs that suffer from the most deaths.
The most common weather on Mount Everest is cold with snow showers.