As the world's highest peak, Everest has many people who challenge the limit every year, but there are also some people who sleep here permanently. Everest, 8850 meters above sea level, has a very bad climate. So how many dead bodies are there on Mount Everest?
It is almost impossible to bury a corpse on Mount Everest. It can only be weathered and decomposed into skeletons.
Climbers run into other climbers on the brink of death and can only stand by and not rescue. In such a place, we can only help ourselves. You have no choice.
The maximum wind force at the summit can reach the intensity of the hurricane - 189 kilometers per hour, and the temperature can reach - 73 ℃. In addition, the oxygen content of the air here is two-thirds of the sea level. So it's easy to understand why so many explorers have failed.
It is estimated that since 2004, a total of 2000 people have successfully reached the summit, while 189 people have lost their lives. If you're lucky enough to be one of about 150 people who make it to the top every year, you're sure to see something along the way - dead bodies.
Of the 189 people killed on the way to the top, about 120 were still there. This is a terrible warning for those who come later. The reason why these scattered bodies can't be removed is very simple, because it's really too dangerous and difficult. Reaching the top of Everest is a physical challenge that nothing else in the world can match. Therefore, it will take a long time to carry the dead or the lost person down the mountain, and even the whole team has to spend the night on the mountain. In fact, such rescue efforts are close to suicide.
Most of the bodies were scattered in the 'dead zone', just above the last base camp, about 8000 meters above sea level. No one has studied specific causes of death, but fatigue and weather conditions must be an important factor. Most of the bodies were frozen instantly, and the climbing rope was still around the waist. There are also some bodies with varying degrees of decay. Because of this, in recent years, some experienced climbers will try their best to bury the dead on the roadside.