Hundreds have died attempting to climb Mount Everest and a map has pinpointed the known locations of their bodies.

Read more: 11 Most Dangerous Hikes In The U.S. Despite improved safety measures on Everest — established routes, lighter oxygen canisters, warmer gear — the chance of death remains about one ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Vanessa O'Brien: 26,000 feet or 8,000 meters, they do call the "death zone." The death zone is, you know, a part of what happens at height in the mountain.

But if climbers want to summit Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters or 5.5 miles) above sea level, they have to brave what's known as "The Death Zone" - the ...

A Mount Everest avalanche last week that killed 16 Sherpas — professional Nepalese mountaineers paid to assist recreational climbers — caps off the worst three-year period for Sherpas in ...

The latest fatality comes as the Everest mountaineering season nears its end, with the death toll relatively low compared to other years. Last year was the deadliest season on the mountain with 18 ...

Mandating an obligatory guide has often been discussed in recent years, but especially after the dramatic death of Suhajda Szilard of Hungary. Suhajda attempted to climb Everest on his own without ...

Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki has died while attempting to scale Mount Everest. He was 35. His death has drawn widespread attention. Kuriki gained fame by posting his climbing adventures on the ...

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