posted 12/23/2008 by Chris

An international research team has conducted the first detailed analysis of deaths during expeditions to the summit of Mt. Everest. They found that most deaths occur during descents from the summit in the so-called "death zone" above 8,000 meters.

"The overall mortality rate for Everest mountaineers during the entire 86-year period was 1.3 percent; the rate among climbers was 1.6 percent and the rate among sherpas was 1.1 percent. During the past 25 years, a period during which a greater percentage of moutaineers climbed above 8,000 meters, the death rate for non-Himalayan climbers descending via the longer Tibetan northeast ridge was 3.4 percent, while on the shorter Nepal route it was 2.5 percent."

Share:
facebook myspace digg del.icio.us fark stumbleupon live spurl furl reddit yahoo

COMMENTS (displaying 0 comments)

POST (leave a comment)

Name:
Email:
Message:
Verify:
CAPTCHA Image