Mount Everest Deaths
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Vancouver doctor dies while climbing Mount EverestThe UBC Department of Anesthesiology released a statement saying Dr. Pieter Swart was descending from Camp 4 due to a "respiratory event" when he died.WorldMay 26, 2023
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Nepal seeks families of mystery climbers who died on Mount EverestNepali authorities retrieved four unknown climbers' bodies and 11,000 kilograms of trash from the slopes of Mount Everest.WorldJun 6, 2019
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Mount Everest: What happens to your body at extreme altitudes?The traffic jams on Mount Everest cause extra time spent in a dangerous area where the chance of developing an extreme form of altitude sickness called cerebral edema is higher.WorldMay 31, 2019
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Everest overcrowding causes alarms as 11 die this season. Should there be a climbing limit?"Everybody wants to stand on top of the world," but tourists unprepared for the extremes of Everest endanger the entire industry, one mountaineer said.WorldMay 28, 2019
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7 climbers die in one week as Mount Everest sees ‘traffic jam’Nepalese officials said the weather was the main reason for the traffic queue.EnvironmentMay 24, 2019
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Risky retrieval of Everest bodies raises climbers’ concernThere is a heated debate in the mountaineering community about the morality of risking more lives to retrieve bodies from one of the most unforgiving places on Earth.WorldMay 30, 2017
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Four found dead on Mount Everest, bringing May death toll to 10Nepali sherpas have found four climbers dead in their tents on Mount Everest, officials said on Wednesday, taking the death toll on the world's highest mountain to 10 in the past month.WorldMay 24, 2017
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Relatives struggle to cope as bodies return from EverestAs the bodies of many Mount Everest climbers are brought back down the mountain, their families are struggling with loss.WorldMay 27, 2016
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