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- After the new rules were brought in, there were no deaths in 2020 simply because no permits were granted to climb the peak due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 340 people have died attempting to reach—or return from—the summit of Mount Everest which, at 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), is Earth's highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. This makes it the mountain with the most deaths, although it does not have the highest death rate.
Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain at 8,848.86 metres (29,031.7 ft) above sea level, has been host to numerous tragedies. Deaths have occurred on the mountain every year since 1978, excluding 2020, when permits were not issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DateNameNationalityCause Of Death28 July 2024Unknown, possible fall28 July 2024Unknown, possible fall14 July 2024Ser Muhammad27 July 2023Muhammad Hassan Shigri [de]UnknownMay 30, 2024 · Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui died while on a daring mission to reach the summit of Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen. The 40-year-old mountaineer fell into a crevasse just about 48m (160ft)...
Dec 8, 2020 · Mountaineer Doug Scott, who climbed one of Everest's toughest sections, has died aged 79. Tributes have been paid to the intrepid climber, who wrote his name into the record books by being the ...
Memorial of Dimitar Ilievski, who died descending from the mountain. Examples of those who, after summiting, died on the descent down or soon after (not counting other climbs, on the same expedition but does not have to be their first summit)
NationalityCount8311Aug 26, 2020 · Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak at just over 29,000 feet, draws more than 500 climbers each spring to attempt the summit. Huey and colleagues analyzed the success and death rates for all first-time climbers who had a permit to summit Everest during the period of 2006 to 2019.
Dec 8, 2020 · Mountaineer Doug Scott, who was part of the first UK team to summit Mount Everest via the south-west face, has passed away at the age of 79. Scott spent the later years of his life helping...
