Mountain Climbers Die. The story behind everest. The bodies of renowned climbers david lama jess roskelley and hansjörg auer were recovered sunday.
Mount everest the highest mountain in the world at 29 035 feet 8 850 meters is also the highest graveyard. The story behind everest. Many climbers have died on mount everest since 1921 and over 200 of them are still on the mountain some are buried in crevasses some fell down remote parts of the mountain some are buried in snow and ice and some lie in the open.
Mount everest at 8 848 metres 29 029 ft is the world s highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers but climbing it can be hazardous.
Famous remains on the deadly mountain have included a body dubbed green boots by climbers believed to be the corpse of an indian climber who died while descending from the summit in 1996. 46 of climbing victims 137 were between the ages of 20 and 29 years old. Mount everest earth s highest mountain has been host to numerous tragedies. Rock climbing victims were 428 or 19 5 of all victims.