The resurgence of Everest on Netflix has reminded the collective of the devastating events that inspired the 2015 movie. It’s an intense retelling that tugs at the heartstrings due to the loss of ...

The lack of oxygen poses one of greatest threats to climbers who attempt to summit, with levels dropping to less than 40% when they reach the Everest “death zone.” The first target for ...

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.

Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris ...

A Sherpa's job on Mount Everest is statistically more dangerous than America's most treacherous professions by far, according to a chart posted ... in the causes of deaths among Sherpas and ...

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 ...

"I cannot believe what I saw up there," Everest filmmaker Elia Saikaly wrote on Instagram last week. "Death. Carnage. Chaos. Lineups. Dead bodies on the route." Eleven people have died climbing ...

Bradyn Bohn, a student in the D.C. Everest School District ... Bird was unable to speak with reporters but made it clear her son’s death was not due to being previously suicidal.