Graveyard At 26000ft, Stories About The Frozen Bodies On Mount Everest(Photos)
Graveyard At 26000ft, Stories About The Frozen Bodies On Mount Everest(Photos) This is one of the several bodies that have been found high up on the mountain and never identified. Mountain Everest, the highest point on the planet at a height of 8,848 meters. Mount Everest's summit is located within the 'death zone,' an area of the mountain which is above 8,000 meters. In the 'death zone' prolonged life is essentially impossible as the lack of oxygen and pressure means the body will eventually shut down over time. More than 4,000 people have successfully climbed Mount Everest since Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first recorded climbers to reach the summit in 1953. But there are many more thousands who tried and failed, with hundreds paying the ultimate price. Today, it's estimated that there are more than 250 dead bodies resting on the mountain. Over 250 bodies, left exposed out in the elements, some for decades and well preserved because...